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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Wed 14 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue night, min -35°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
max °C
-27
-33
-30
-29
-33
-30
-29
-33
-30
-29
-35
-31
-31
-36
-32
-31
-35
-32
-31
min °C
-33
-34
-31
-34
-34
-31
-35
-35
-31
-35
-36
-32
-36
-37
-34
-36
-36
-33
-35
-45
-46
-42
-41
-41
-40
-47
-47
-41
-46
-47
-43
-46
-47
-42
-49
-50
-46
-48
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-34-31-32-34-31-32-34-31-32-36-32-34-37-33-34-36-33-33
Sunrise
12:00
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 -27°C on Tue night, min -35°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Sun 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.
1 hour ago
0° C
snow showers
Light snow showers.
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 30).
Mid: overcast
Mawson
1482 km NW
16m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo
1731 km SE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
-
19
Light winds from the
(19 kph at 270).
34 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
1735 km SE
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
WilkinsRunwayEast
1813 km NE
755m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Mid: overcast
ASCATB109E66S
1818 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 349).
- km
Casey
1841 km NE
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
Mid: overcast

* 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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