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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Thu afternoon, min -57°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Thu night, min -52°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
night
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some clouds
some clouds
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cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
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4350
km/h
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ENE
20
E
15
NE
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
10
N
20
NNE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-53
-54
-54
-54
-54
-56
-56
-46
-45
-46
-51
-52
-50
-48
-48
-48
-49
-49
-47
min °C
-55
-54
-54
-54
-55
-56
-57
-50
-45
-50
-52
-52
-51
-49
-48
-49
-49
-50
-50
 chill °C
-77
-77
-77
-78
-76
-76
-75
-72
-65
-68
-68
-67
-67
-68
-67
-63
-49
-66
-67
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-54-54-54-54-55-56-57-48-45-48-52-52-51-49-48-49-49-50-49
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 -45°C on Thu afternoon, min -57°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Thu night, min -52°C on Fri morning). 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
1146 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
High: few
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 010 to 080 degs)
(17 kph at 40).
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 E
(17 kph at 80).
2322 km SW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATB143E63S
2821 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the N
(16 kph at 359).
- km
ASCATB144E63S
2844 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 343).
- km
ASCATC145E63S
2862 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATB145E63S
2865 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATB146E63S
2878 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 5).
- 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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