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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 22 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Mon afternoon, min -56°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Sat night, min -55°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, near gales from the ESE by Fri night).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
W
10
SSW
15
S
20
SE
30
SSE
50
SE
50
ESE
35
ESE
25
SE
30
S
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-50
-50
-51
-52
-54
-56
-55
-53
-54
-55
-52
-48
-48
-47
-48
-46
-45
min °C
-51
-50
-51
-53
-55
-56
-56
-54
-55
-55
-55
-50
-48
-50
-48
-48
-52
 chill °C
-67
-65
-64
-64
-67
-68
-56
-63
-69
-71
-76
-72
-74
-76
-71
-68
-72
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-51-50-51-53-55-56-56-54-55-55-54-49-48-49-48-47-49
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 -50°C on Mon afternoon, min -56°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Sat night, min -55°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, near gales 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.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
clear
Clear
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 50).
10.0 km
ASCATB43E66S
1901 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATC44E66S
1907 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATC45E66S
1910 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the E
(32 kph at 101).
- km
ASCATB45E66S
1912 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATB44E66S
1915 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATC43E66S
1916 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATC45E65S
1921 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATB45E65S
1923 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ESE
(23 kph at 103).
- 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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