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– Lat/Long: 80.37° S 77.35° E

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Sat 22 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Mon night, min -46°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Wed night, min -42°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri afternoon, min -43°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Tue night, min -45°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thu
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
0
NNW
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
10
N
15
NW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-40
-40
-44
-40
-40
-45
-39
-37
-45
-40
-39
-38
-36
-35
-40
-37
-36
-39
-33
-33
-38
-35
-35
-42
-39
-39
-43
-39
-39
-43
-39
-38
-42
-40
-39
-45
min°C
-42
-44
-45
-42
-45
-46
-42
-43
-45
-42
-41
-38
-37
-39
-40
-38
-40
-41
-35
-37
-38
-36
-41
-42
-41
-43
-43
-42
-42
-43
-42
-40
-43
-42
-45
-45
chill°C 
-57
-56
-57
-54
-60
-62
-57
-57
-58
-55
-55
-51
-52
-53
-54
-54
-55
-56
-49
-51
-52
-50
-52
-52
-41
-50
-50
-52
-55
-56
-57
-55
-59
-58
-58
-60
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-41-42-45-41-43-46-41-40-45-41-40-38-37-37-40-38-38-40-34-35-38-36-38-42-40-41-43-41-41-43-41-39-43-41-42-45
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
9:00
9:30
9:52
10:11
10:26
10:41
10:56
11:07
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
7:07
6:37
6:16
5:56
5:41
5:24
5:11

Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -37°C on Mon night, min -46°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Wed night, min -42°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 6-9):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri afternoon, min -43°C on Sun night). 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
1072 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-45° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: few
High: few
ASCATB40E68S
1705 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the ENE
(46 kph at 58).
- km
Williams Field
1712 km SE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-15° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
SHIP8653
1713 km SE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
ASCATB41E68S
1720 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NE
(45 kph at 56).
- km
SHIP7121
1734 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP8752
1734 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP8002
1734 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2031
1734 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4629
1734 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* 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.