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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Thu night, min -57°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Mon night, min -57°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
AM
PM
night
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PM
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PM
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PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
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km/h
15
ESE
15
E
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-56
-56
-55
-53
-52
-50
-51
-51
-52
-55
-55
-56
-57
-57
-55
-54
-49
-47
min °C
-56
-56
-57
-54
-53
-52
-52
-52
-55
-55
-56
-57
-57
-57
-57
-55
-51
-48
 chill °C
-74
-73
-75
-76
-75
-76
-75
-74
-74
-73
-74
-74
-71
-70
-71
-77
-70
-66
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-56-56-56-54-53-51-52-52-54-55-56-57-57-57-56-55-50-48
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 -50°C on Thu night, min -57°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Mon night, min -57°C on Sat 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.
3 hours ago
-34° C
light snow
Light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 140 degs)
(28 kph at 100).
3.4 km
Mid: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB67E62S
2130 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the ENE
(45 kph at 62).
- km
ASCATC67E62S
2130 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ENE
(42 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATB66E62S
2134 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATC66E62S
2135 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 58).
- km
ASCATB65E62S
2139 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATC65E62S
2142 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 49).
- km
ASCATC64E62S
2144 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 30).
- km
ASCATB64E62S
2145 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 34).
- 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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