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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 20 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Mon night, min -55°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Tue morning, min -58°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
AM
PM
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PM
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PM
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PM
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night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
25
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-55
-55
-54
-53
-53
-53
-53
-51
-50
-53
-55
-55
-54
-54
-54
-56
-55
-57
min °C
-55
-55
-54
-54
-54
-54
-53
-52
-52
-53
-55
-56
-55
-54
-56
-56
-56
-58
 chill °C
-77
-72
-71
-70
-70
-72
-72
-71
-68
-69
-71
-74
-74
-74
-76
-74
-70
-58
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
4400
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-55-55-54-54-54-54-53-52-51-53-55-56-55-54-55-56-56-58
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 -50°C on Mon night, min -55°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -53°C on Tue morning, min -58°C on Thu 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
-10° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (83 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC82E63S
1945 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SSW
(38 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATC83E63S
1962 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 207).
- km
ASCATC87E63S
1972 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB50E64S
1972 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
83
Severe gales from the ENE
(83 kph at 68).
- km
ASCATC84E63S
1978 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATC86E63S
1989 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 208).
- km
ASCATC85E63S
1995 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATB51E64S
1997 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
82
Severe gales from the ENE
(82 kph at 60).
- km
ASCATC66E63S
1999 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NNE
(21 kph at 17).
- 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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