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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 17 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Wed morning, min -56°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Mon night, min -56°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
15
S
15
SE
20
ESE
20
E
30
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
N
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-44
-45
-46
-49
-50
-54
-56
-56
-55
-56
-55
-55
-54
-54
-52
-53
-52
-45
min °C
-45
-45
-48
-50
-52
-56
-56
-56
-56
-56
-56
-56
-54
-54
-54
-53
-52
-53
-65
-65
-69
-71
-73
-74
-74
-75
-76
-79
-79
-77
-73
-75
-75
-72
-73
-74
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-45-47-50-51-55-56-56-56-56-56-56-54-54-53-53-52-49
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 -44°C on Wed morning, min -56°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Mon night, min -56°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
clear
Clear
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 50).
10.0 km
ASCATB92E63S
1975 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the N
(10 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB63E63S
1979 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the E
(45 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATB62E63S
1981 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the E
(47 kph at 98).
- km
ASCATB93E63S
1985 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATB66E63S
1990 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the ESE
(46 kph at 112).
- km
ASCATB91E63S
1993 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATB71E63S
1993 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 108).
- km
ASCATB94E63S
1994 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATB90E63S
1995 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 193).
- 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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