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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 03 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Wed night, min -54°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Thu morning, min -53°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
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4350
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km/h
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
30
NNW
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
45
N
50
N
45
NNW
40
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-53
-50
-49
-51
-51
-50
-48
-46
-39
-39
-39
-40
-45
-48
-51
-52
-52
-52
min °C
-54
-52
-52
-52
-52
-51
-50
-46
-45
-39
-39
-44
-47
-49
-53
-52
-52
-52
 chill °C
-70
-70
-73
-71
-71
-73
-72
-68
-67
-60
-61
-67
-69
-70
-70
-64
-52
-61
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-54-51-51-52-52-51-49-46-42-39-39-42-46-49-52-52-52-52
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 -39°C on Wed night, min -54°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Thu morning, min -53°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

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
-34° C
light snow
Light snow.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC47E62S
2312 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 244).
- km
2322 km SW
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATC47E61S
2324 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATC46E62S
2329 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC45E62S
2339 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB45E62S
2347 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATB40E62S
2349 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WSW
(27 kph at 251).
- 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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