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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 24 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Fri night, min -57°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -55°C on Tue night, min -58°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
km/h
20
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
SE
10
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-45
-52
-53
-52
-53
-55
-57
-57
-57
-56
-56
-56
-55
-55
-55
-56
-57
-58
-58
min °C
-50
-53
-53
-52
-54
-57
-57
-57
-57
-57
-56
-56
-56
-55
-55
-56
-57
-58
-59
 chill °C
-62
-53
-53
-52
-69
-74
-74
-76
-76
-74
-66
-70
-74
-76
-77
-77
-78
-78
-79
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-48-53-53-52-54-56-57-57-57-57-56-56-56-55-55-56-57-58-59
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 -45°C on Fri night, min -57°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -55°C on Tue night, min -58°C on Thu afternoon). 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.
2 hours ago
-23° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATC92E62S
2147 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NE
(50 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATB94E62S
2170 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NE
(42 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATC94E62S
2170 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNE
(45 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATB88E61S
2243 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATB89E61S
2246 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC90E61S
2251 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATB90E61S
2252 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB92E61S
2253 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 273).
- 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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