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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 26 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Thu morning, min -59°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
km/h
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NNE
40
N
40
N
35
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-53
-56
-56
-56
-57
-57
-57
-57
-57
-58
-58
-54
-52
-52
-53
-56
-58
-58
min °C
-55
-57
-56
-56
-57
-57
-57
-57
-58
-58
-59
-56
-53
-52
-55
-58
-59
-59
 chill °C
-72
-75
-74
-72
-70
-71
-75
-76
-75
-75
-77
-78
-78
-77
-78
-78
-78
-78
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-54-57-56-56-57-57-57-57-58-58-59-55-53-52-54-57-59-59
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 -53°C on Sun morning, min -58°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Thu morning, min -59°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

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. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
10.0 km
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB68E62S
2116 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB69E62S
2117 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB94E62S
2164 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATB93E62S
2167 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC77E61S
2207 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 336).
- km
ASCATB77E61S
2212 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATC76E61S
2214 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 306).
- 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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