Dome A weather
– Lat/Long: 80.37° S 77.35° E

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 25 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Mon afternoon, min -53°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Tue night, min -55°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
SE
25
SE
max °C
-52
-52
-52
-52
-50
-50
-49
-50
-52
-50
-49
-51
-51
-52
-54
-55
-54
min °C
-52
-53
-52
-52
-52
-50
-50
-52
-53
-52
-50
-51
-52
-53
-55
-55
-55
-72
-72
-70
-71
-70
-68
-70
-71
-73
-71
-68
-67
-66
-62
-69
-70
-73
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-52-53-52-52-51-50-50-51-53-51-50-51-52-53-55-55-55
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Mon afternoon, min -53°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Tue night, min -55°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Dome A at the specific elevation of 4091 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Dome A. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Antarctica.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Davis
1316 km N
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
clear
Clear skies.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 150).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (39 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-30° C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
115
Extremely windy from the E
(115 kph at 90).
1.0 km
Mid: sky obscured
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
BaseBelgranoII
2055 km SSW
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: few
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2322 km SW
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
Dumont Durville
2325 km E
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
60 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.

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