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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Wed night, min -57°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Thu afternoon, min -56°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
km/h
25
SE
30
E
40
E
35
ESE
25
E
15
N
35
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
20
N
20
ENE
15
NE
0
E
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-50
-51
-48
-49
-52
-53
-50
-49
-47
-50
-48
-48
-54
-55
-54
-55
-55
-55
min °C
-50
-51
-50
-50
-53
-57
-51
-49
-49
-52
-49
-54
-54
-55
-55
-56
-56
-56
 chill °C
-71
-73
-74
-71
-71
-74
-74
-72
-72
-70
-68
-54
-54
-70
-73
-71
-72
-78
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-50-51-49-50-53-55-51-49-48-51-49-51-54-55-55-56-56-56
Sunrise
4:34
4:19
4:06
3:52
3:40
3:27
Sunset
9:09
9:23
9:37
9:50
10:01
10:13

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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 Wed night, min -57°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Thu afternoon, min -56°C on Sat 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
1146 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 280).
8.0 km
High: few
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-12°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 50).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 040 to 120 degs)
(17 kph at 80).
9.0 km
Low: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
58 minutes ago
-27°C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATC65E62S
2142 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SE
(55 kph at 125).
- km
ASCATC63E62S
2147 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the ESE
(58 kph at 111).
- km
ASCATC64E62S
2149 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 108).
- km
ASCATB63E62S
2153 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the ESE
(58 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATC62E62S
2156 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the ESE
(60 kph at 117).
- km
ASCATB62E62S
2160 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the ESE
(60 kph at 111).
- 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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