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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 13 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Mon afternoon, min -57°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -55°C on Thu night, min -59°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-53
-54
-55
-55
-55
-56
-56
-56
-56
-56
-55
-55
-56
-57
-59
-58
-58
min °C
-53
-55
-55
-55
-56
-56
-57
-57
-56
-56
-56
-56
-56
-58
-59
-59
-58
 chill °C
-64
-65
-67
-70
-74
-75
-75
-77
-76
-74
-74
-70
-68
-67
-72
-73
-74
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-53-55-55-55-56-56-57-57-56-56-56-56-56-58-59-59-58
Sunrise
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 -53°C on Mon afternoon, min -57°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -55°C on Thu night, min -59°C on Sat 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. (15 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
High: broken
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
clear
Clear
15
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 040 degs)
(15 kph at 350).
10.0 km
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB52E63S
2109 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATC52E63S
2112 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNE
(50 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATC61E62S
2119 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC60E62S
2121 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB51E63S
2130 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNE
(50 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATB50E63S
2136 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNW
(32 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB59E62S
2142 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the S
(18 kph at 188).
- 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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