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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 28 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Sun night, min -54°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Wed night, min -56°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
45
SE
25
E
30
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
N
15
NNE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-48
-50
-51
-50
-52
-53
-51
-51
-52
-51
-54
-54
-55
-55
-53
-52
-52
-53
-52
min °C
-49
-51
-51
-51
-52
-54
-54
-52
-53
-53
-54
-54
-56
-55
-53
-53
-52
-53
-53
 chill °C
-65
-67
-66
-67
-69
-74
-77
-75
-76
-76
-76
-76
-69
-70
-67
-69
-67
-68
-70
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-51-51-51-52-54-53-52-53-52-54-54-56-55-53-53-52-53-53
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 -48°C on Sun night, min -54°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Wed night, min -56°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
1.7 km
Low: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2322 km SW
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATB130E64S
2463 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB130E63S
2568 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC136E64S
2581 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC131E63S
2588 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATB131E63S
2591 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 294).
- 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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