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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 14 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -55°C on Tue afternoon, min -57°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -54°C on Mon morning, min -59°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
SSW
20
S
30
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-55
-55
-56
-57
-56
-55
-56
-56
-57
-57
-58
-59
-59
-57
-59
-59
-56
min °C
-55
-56
-56
-57
-57
-55
-56
-57
-57
-57
-59
-59
-59
-58
-59
-59
-58
 chill °C
-69
-74
-74
-76
-76
-76
-77
-78
-77
-72
-76
-75
-74
-72
-74
-79
-82
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-55-56-56-57-57-55-56-57-57-57-59-59-59-58-59-59-57
Sunrise
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 -55°C on Tue afternoon, min -57°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -54°C on Mon morning, min -59°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: few
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB38E63S
2321 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 285).
- km
2322 km SW
574m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATB38E62S
2344 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB39E62S
2345 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WNW
(21 kph at 287).
- km
ASCATB37E62S
2419 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATB31E63S
2425 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the ENE
(34 kph at 73).
- 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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