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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 27 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Sun morning, min -55°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Fri afternoon, min -56°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
15
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
20
W
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
E
15
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-50
-48
-48
-49
-50
-50
-51
-52
-54
-55
-55
-54
-50
-51
-51
-51
-50
-47
-47
min °C
-51
-49
-48
-50
-50
-50
-52
-53
-55
-56
-55
-55
-55
-51
-51
-51
-51
-48
-47
 chill °C
-67
-63
-62
-67
-67
-67
-70
-69
-68
-56
-65
-72
-76
-75
-73
-72
-72
-68
-66
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
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-51-49-48-50-50-50-52-53-55-56-55-55-53-51-51-51-51-48-47
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 -48°C on Sun morning, min -55°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Fri afternoon, min -56°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the ESE by Wed night).

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
1146 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
High: overcast
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
light snow
Light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
3.7 km
Mid: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
52 minutes ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
52 minutes ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2322 km SW
574m alt.
52 minutes ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATB124E63S
2463 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATB125E63S
2484 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB126E63S
2496 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB127E63S
2514 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB128E63S
2533 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 306).
- 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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