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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 21 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Sun night, min -57°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Fri night, min -57°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-52
-51
-51
-51
-51
-51
-52
-54
-57
-56
-54
-55
-57
-56
-56
-55
-49
min °C
-53
-53
-51
-51
-52
-52
-53
-56
-57
-56
-56
-56
-57
-57
-56
-55
-54
 chill °C
-69
-70
-64
-66
-66
-66
-68
-72
-71
-72
-73
-74
-75
-76
-74
-76
-76
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4400
4400
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-53-52-51-51-52-52-53-55-57-56-55-56-57-57-56-55-52
Sunrise
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 Sun night, min -57°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Fri night, min -57°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Fri night).

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
1146 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (50 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC40E66S
1952 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the E
(54 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATC41E66S
1955 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the ENE
(54 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATC39E66S
1960 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the ENE
(51 kph at 75).
- km
ASCATC38E66S
1974 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the E
(51 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATC63E63S
1978 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC66E63S
1979 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC41E65S
1981 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the ENE
(55 kph at 66).
- km
ASCATC65E63S
1983 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 282).
- 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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