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Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 12 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Mon night, min -56°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Thu night, min -54°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the N by Thu night).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
40
N
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-55
-54
-55
-54
-51
-51
-50
-49
-51
-51
-52
-53
-54
-50
-50
-47
-44
min°C
-56
-55
-55
-56
-53
-51
-50
-50
-51
-52
-53
-53
-54
-53
-50
-48
-46
chill°C 
-76
-76
-77
-77
-73
-64
-63
-62
-51
-62
-66
-67
-69
-71
-70
-68
-69
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-56-55-55-55-52-51-50-50-51-52-53-53-54-52-50-48-45
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 -49°C on Mon night, min -56°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Thu night, min -54°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the N 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-69° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 20).
1146 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 60).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 130 degs)
(22 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
-
Wind obs. (70 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB39E67S
1818 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the E
(38 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATB38E67S
1820 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the ENE
(34 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATB40E67S
1838 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 74).
- km
ASCATB41E67S
1839 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATB37E67S
1843 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ENE
(38 kph at 67).
- 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.