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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Thu morning, min -52°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu morning, moderate winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Sun afternoon, min -53°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
AM
PM
night
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night
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PM
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
km/h
55
N
45
NNW
35
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
30
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-38
-39
-40
-48
-46
-44
-47
-47
-49
-51
-48
-48
-52
-51
-51
-52
-52
-52
min °C
-38
-40
-47
-49
-46
-48
-47
-47
-52
-53
-49
-51
-53
-52
-52
-52
-52
-53
 chill °C
-61
-62
-67
-68
-65
-70
-69
-70
-72
-73
-69
-69
-71
-68
-70
-70
-68
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-40-44-49-46-46-47-47-51-52-49-50-53-52-52-52-52-53
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 -38°C on Thu morning, min -52°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Thu morning, moderate winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Sun afternoon, min -53°C on Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-19° C
light snow
Light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
1.8 km
Mid: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
2322 km SW
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATC37E61S
2491 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATC35E62S
2496 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNE
(23 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATB34E62S
2510 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB35E61S
2514 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNE
(23 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATC33E62S
2524 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATB33E62S
2532 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the N
(27 kph at 0).
- 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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