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Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 19 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Sat morning, min -55°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Thu night, min -55°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
25
NW
15
WNW
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-47
-53
-54
-54
-54
-54
-54
-52
-51
-54
-55
-55
-55
-55
-53
-49
-48
-47
min°C
-50
-53
-55
-54
-54
-55
-54
-53
-52
-55
-55
-55
-55
-55
-55
-51
-48
-48
chill°C 
-69
-71
-71
-75
-74
-73
-72
-72
-69
-70
-70
-70
-74
-73
-73
-72
-70
-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
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-53-55-54-54-55-54-53-52-55-55-55-55-55-54-50-48-48
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 -47°C on Sat morning, min -55°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Thu night, min -55°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW 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.
2 hours ago
-68° C
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
39 minutes ago
-10° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 20).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
39 minutes ago
-24° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB102E62S
2179 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB103E62S
2190 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATB101E62S
2235 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 213).
- km
Cape Phillips
2237 km ESE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
ASCATB102E61S
2247 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSW
(49 kph at 212).
- 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.