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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 10 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Wed morning, min -58°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Sat afternoon, min -54°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
10
NE
30
NW
40
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-52
-52
-52
-55
-58
-57
-57
-57
-54
-50
-47
-47
-51
-52
-53
-53
-54
-54
min °C
-52
-52
-54
-57
-58
-58
-57
-57
-56
-52
-48
-50
-52
-52
-54
-54
-54
-54
-70
-71
-74
-75
-73
-73
-76
-76
-72
-75
-71
-71
-72
-71
-74
-75
-74
-73
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
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-52-52-53-56-58-58-57-57-55-51-48-49-52-52-54-54-54-54
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 -52°C on Wed morning, min -58°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Sat afternoon, min -54°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
DomeA
0 km E
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
1146 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
52
Near gales from the E
(52 kph at 80).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the N.(Wind varies from 350 to 060 degs)
(24 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB125E64S
2303 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 135).
- km
ASCATC125E64S
2310 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SSE
(41 kph at 157).
- km
ASCATB126E64S
2314 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 146).
- km
2322 km SW
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).

* 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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