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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 02 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Mon afternoon, min -56°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Wed night, min -54°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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cloud
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part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
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cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
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4300
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4300
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km/h
10
NNE
10
E
10
E
15
NE
25
ENE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
30
NNE
40
NNE
50
NNE
35
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
ENE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-53
-54
-55
-52
-47
-48
-48
-50
-52
-50
-43
-40
-44
-44
-47
-50
-52
-52
min °C
-54
-55
-56
-54
-48
-49
-49
-53
-54
-51
-45
-41
-44
-44
-48
-52
-53
-54
 chill °C
-65
-70
-72
-72
-68
-68
-68
-72
-75
-73
-68
-64
-65
-60
-67
-68
-66
-67
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-54-55-56-53-48-49-49-52-53-51-44-41-44-44-48-51-53-53
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 -47°C on Mon afternoon, min -56°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -40°C on Wed night, min -54°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Wed night, calm by Fri 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
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-31° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB41E62S
2321 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 233).
- km
2322 km SW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATB40E62S
2356 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WSW
(52 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB36E62S
2476 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB39E61S
2486 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATB35E62S
2491 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the WSW
(64 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB34E62S
2512 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB32E62S
2542 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 239).
- 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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