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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Fri night, min -54°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Sat night, min -59°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
km/h
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
25
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-48
-46
-46
-46
-46
-45
-44
-48
-51
-52
-52
-52
-54
-57
-57
-58
-57
-57
-55
min °C
-54
-46
-46
-50
-49
-46
-48
-50
-52
-53
-53
-53
-57
-57
-58
-59
-58
-57
-57
 chill °C
-73
-61
-60
-65
-68
-64
-67
-67
-67
-67
-72
-73
-77
-76
-58
-70
-74
-74
-71
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-51-46-46-48-48-46-46-49-52-53-53-53-56-57-58-59-58-57-56
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 Fri night, min -54°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Sat night, min -59°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
-19° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB77E61S
2211 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB78E61S
2217 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB84E61S
2226 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB105E62S
2248 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 6).
- km
ASCATB103E62S
2250 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NNE
(47 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATB104E62S
2263 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNE
(43 kph at 21).
- km
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
ASCATB106E62S
2292 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 18).
- 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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