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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 19 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Sun morning, min -56°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Mon night, min -56°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
20
SE
25
ESE
35
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-55
-54
-54
-55
-56
-54
-53
-53
-53
-53
-53
-51
-54
-56
-54
-52
-52
-54
min °C
-55
-54
-54
-56
-56
-56
-54
-54
-54
-54
-54
-53
-55
-56
-56
-52
-53
-56
 chill °C
-76
-75
-78
-74
-72
-74
-69
-69
-69
-70
-72
-69
-70
-70
-71
-73
-74
-76
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
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-55-54-54-56-56-55-54-54-54-54-54-52-55-56-55-52-53-55
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 -53°C on Sun morning, min -56°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri night, light winds from the N by Sun afternoon).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Mon night, min -56°C on Tue afternoon). 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.
1 hour ago
-12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
ASCATB82E63S
1902 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB81E63S
1903 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATB46E65S
1905 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB45E66S
1909 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB80E63S
1939 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the SSW
(53 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATB45E65S
1941 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB83E63S
1945 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB79E63S
1961 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB78E63S
1963 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSW
(47 kph at 208).
- 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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