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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 05 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Mon afternoon, min -56°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Wed morning, min -55°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
35
SSE
35
SSE
20
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
5
E
0
NNE
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-51
-53
-55
-52
-49
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-52
-52
-53
-55
-53
-52
min °C
-52
-54
-56
-54
-49
-54
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-52
-52
-53
-55
-55
-54
-53
 chill °C
-75
-77
-76
-71
-64
-70
-67
-64
-64
-66
-65
-66
-68
-71
-70
-65
-54
-68
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4450
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-52-54-56-53-49-53-51-51-51-51-51-52-52-53-54-55-54-53
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 Mon afternoon, min -56°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Wed morning, min -55°C on Thu 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 090 to 180 degs)
(24 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATC50E64S
2057 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB49E64S
2072 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC49E64S
2076 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC48E64S
2084 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SW
(53 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB48E64S
2084 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC50E63S
2097 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATB47E64S
2099 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC47E64S
2100 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SW
(55 kph at 228).
- 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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