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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 09 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Fri night, min -54°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Sun morning, min -58°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
NNE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-53
-53
-54
-53
-52
-51
-52
-53
-52
-51
-51
-52
-52
-53
-54
-55
-56
-57
min °C
-53
-54
-54
-54
-53
-52
-53
-53
-53
-52
-52
-52
-53
-54
-55
-56
-56
-58
 chill °C
-65
-66
-67
-63
-53
-63
-66
-67
-67
-65
-66
-67
-69
-69
-70
-68
-68
-74
Freezing level m
0
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
4300
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-53-54-54-54-53-52-53-53-53-52-52-52-53-54-55-56-56-58
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 -51°C on Fri night, min -54°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Sun morning, min -58°C on Tue night). 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
-25° C
clear
Clear
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 60).
10.0 km
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB104E63S
2122 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NE
(45 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATC91E62S
2144 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATB105E63S
2146 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 26).
- km
ASCATB89E61S
2153 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the S
(39 kph at 189).
- km
ASCATC91E61S
2155 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the S
(25 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATC107E63S
2156 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATC89E61S
2157 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATB106E63S
2160 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 23).
- 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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