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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 10 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Fri night, min -54°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Mon morning, min -58°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
5
ENE
5
NE
5
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-53
-52
-51
-52
-53
-51
-51
-52
-52
-53
-55
-57
-57
-57
-55
-54
-54
-54
min °C
-54
-52
-52
-53
-53
-53
-51
-52
-53
-54
-56
-58
-58
-58
-57
-55
-54
-54
 chill °C
-64
-52
-65
-70
-69
-69
-63
-63
-65
-63
-68
-71
-73
-74
-76
-75
-74
-74
Freezing level m
0
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
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-54-52-52-53-53-52-51-52-53-54-56-58-58-58-56-55-54-54
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 -51°C on Fri night, min -54°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Mon morning, min -58°C on Mon night). 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
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATC63E62S
2088 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 59).
- km
ASCATC64E62S
2092 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NE
(38 kph at 39).
- km
ASCATB65E62S
2093 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 33).
- km
ASCATC61E62S
2094 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 51).
- km
ASCATB62E62S
2095 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATC65E62S
2097 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNE
(27 kph at 33).
- km
ASCATB63E62S
2100 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the ENE
(29 kph at 69).
- km
ASCATB59E62S
2100 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the ENE
(58 kph at 58).
- 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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