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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 24 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Sat morning, min -55°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Mon afternoon, min -53°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
night
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PM
night
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PM
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AM
PM
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-52
-52
-53
-55
-54
-54
-50
-49
-49
-51
-51
-52
-51
-51
-50
-50
-51
-52
-55
min °C
-53
-53
-54
-55
-55
-54
-53
-49
-50
-52
-52
-52
-52
-52
-51
-51
-51
-53
-57
 chill °C
-63
-68
-66
-67
-74
-75
-75
-71
-70
-70
-68
-68
-66
-62
-59
-69
-68
-70
-75
Freezing level m
0
0
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
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-53-53-54-55-55-54-52-49-50-52-52-52-52-52-51-51-51-53-56
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 -49°C on Sat morning, min -55°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Mon afternoon, min -53°C on Tue afternoon). 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
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
51 minutes ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB109E63S
2222 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATB110E63S
2240 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATC110E63S
2242 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 107).
- km
ASCATC111E63S
2250 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATB111E63S
2253 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATB112E63S
2269 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 71).
- km
ASCATC112E63S
2270 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
- km
ASCATC113E63S
2279 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 57).
- 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.

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