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Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Tue afternoon, min -53°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Sat morning, min -52°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
35
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
30
NNE
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-51
-53
-51
-50
-48
-48
-52
-52
-52
-52
-52
-51
-50
-48
-43
-41
-42
-43
min°C
-52
-53
-52
-51
-49
-51
-52
-52
-52
-52
-52
-52
-51
-51
-47
-42
-43
-46
chill°C 
-74
-74
-72
-70
-69
-72
-73
-74
-75
-75
-75
-74
-70
-70
-66
-63
-63
-66
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-52-53-52-51-49-50-52-52-52-52-52-52-51-50-45-42-43-45
Sunrise
4:19
4:06
3:52
3:40
3:27
3:17
Sunset
9:23
9:37
9:50
10:01
10:13
10:23

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Tue afternoon, min -53°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Sat morning, min -52°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
1146 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 60).
0.7 km
Low: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
ASCATB103E61S
2299 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATB104E61S
2312 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSW
(62 kph at 209).
- km
hy2c102E61S
2316 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 205).
- km
2322 km SW
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).

* 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.