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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 11 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Sat night, min -58°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -55°C on Tue night, min -58°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
10
SSW
5
SSE
0
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
N
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-52
-51
-51
-51
-52
-53
-54
-56
-57
-57
-55
-55
-55
-55
-56
-56
-57
min °C
-52
-52
-51
-52
-53
-53
-54
-57
-58
-58
-56
-55
-55
-55
-56
-56
-57
 chill °C
-64
-62
-51
-62
-65
-65
-65
-72
-73
-73
-73
-73
-73
-74
-77
-77
-79
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-52-52-51-52-53-53-54-57-58-58-56-55-55-55-56-56-57
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 -51°C on Sat night, min -58°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -55°C on Tue night, min -58°C on Tue afternoon). 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.
55 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATB64E62S
2068 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NE
(52 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATB66E62S
2070 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the ENE
(55 kph at 57).
- km
ASCATC66E62S
2074 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the ENE
(53 kph at 63).
- km
ASCATB65E62S
2075 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATC48E63S
2093 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the S
(53 kph at 178).
- km
ASCATC47E64S
2102 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 135).
- km
ASCATB47E63S
2113 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SE
(45 kph at 137).
- km
ASCATC47E63S
2120 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 137).
- 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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