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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 04 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Sat morning, min -56°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the NE by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Wed afternoon, min -52°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-44
-45
-47
-51
-53
-56
-54
-53
-52
-51
-51
-51
-49
-47
-47
-50
-51
-52
min °C
-46
-46
-50
-52
-54
-56
-55
-53
-55
-52
-51
-52
-50
-48
-49
-51
-52
-52
 chill °C
-68
-68
-74
-75
-77
-78
-70
-68
-71
-67
-64
-69
-68
-67
-70
-72
-71
-70
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-46-49-52-54-56-55-53-54-52-51-52-50-48-48-51-52-52
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 -44°C on Sat morning, min -56°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the NE by Mon morning).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Wed afternoon, min -52°C on Tue morning). 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
-18° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATC65E63S
2027 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATB62E63S
2049 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC62E63S
2051 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATB61E63S
2056 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB60E63S
2057 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATC61E63S
2058 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSW
(36 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATC60E63S
2070 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATB66E62S
2105 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSE
(27 kph at 148).
- 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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