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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 07 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Tue morning, min -54°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Sat night, min -55°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
10
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-43
-44
-46
-50
-50
-50
-53
-54
-54
-54
-53
-52
-52
-52
-51
-52
-52
-53
min °C
-44
-45
-50
-51
-50
-52
-53
-54
-54
-55
-55
-52
-52
-52
-52
-52
-52
-53
 chill °C
-64
-64
-67
-67
-64
-63
-64
-67
-69
-73
-71
-52
-61
-62
-61
-61
-62
-65
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
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-44-45-48-51-50-51-53-54-54-55-54-52-52-52-52-52-52-53
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 -43°C on Tue morning, min -54°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Sat night, min -55°C on Fri 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.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATB117E63S
2279 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(32 kph at 124).
- km
ASCATB116E63S
2280 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATB118E63S
2286 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ESE
(25 kph at 117).
- km
ASCATB119E63S
2298 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the ESE
(25 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATB120E63S
2308 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the ESE
(21 kph at 111).
- km
ASCATB122E63S
2322 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 121).
- km
ASCATB123E64S
2332 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
12
Light winds from the SE
(12 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATB121E63S
2334 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 115).
- 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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