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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -41°C on Thu morning, min -52°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sun night, min -47°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sat night, gales from the NW by Tue morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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cloudy
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Cloud base (m)
4350
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km/h
20
NNW
20
N
35
N
40
NNW
40
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
50
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-51
-42
-41
-41
-42
-46
-48
-48
-47
-44
-45
-45
-44
-43
-47
-47
-45
min °C
-52
-49
-42
-42
-45
-47
-49
-49
-48
-45
-46
-46
-45
-46
-47
-47
-46
 chill °C
-71
-68
-63
-64
-66
-67
-69
-69
-69
-66
-66
-67
-66
-68
-69
-69
-70
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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-52-46-42-42-44-47-49-49-48-45-46-46-45-45-47-47-46
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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 -41°C on Thu morning, min -52°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sun night, min -47°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sat night, gales from the NW by Tue morning).

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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
4 hours ago
-66° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-21° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
2322 km SW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATC27E61S
2719 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC27E60S
2746 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC26E61S
2751 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC26E60S
2767 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 268).
- 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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