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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 18 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Thu morning, min -56°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Sun night, min -56°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
25
W
25
WSW
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-49
-51
-55
-55
-56
-56
-56
-55
-53
-53
-53
-51
-51
-51
-52
-54
-55
-55
min °C
-50
-54
-55
-56
-56
-56
-56
-56
-55
-54
-53
-53
-51
-51
-54
-54
-55
-56
-70
-74
-73
-76
-76
-77
-73
-73
-72
-70
-69
-70
-69
-72
-71
-69
-66
-68
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
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-50-53-55-56-56-56-56-56-54-54-53-52-51-51-53-54-55-56
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 -49°C on Thu morning, min -56°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Sun night, min -56°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.
1 hour ago
-16° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB46E66S
1893 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 131).
- km
ASCATB45E66S
1895 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SE
(29 kph at 135).
- km
ASCATB46E65S
1910 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 138).
- km
ASCATB45E65S
1926 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 171).
- km
ASCATB79E63S
1944 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATB80E63S
1952 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 114).
- km
ASCATB44E65S
1956 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB41E66S
1956 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB48E65S
1959 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 124).
- 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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