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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 08 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Wed morning, min -54°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Sat morning, min -56°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
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PM
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PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-49
-49
-50
-52
-53
-53
-53
-52
-51
-52
-52
-54
-56
-55
-55
-55
-55
-56
min °C
-49
-49
-51
-53
-54
-54
-53
-52
-52
-52
-53
-55
-56
-55
-56
-55
-56
-56
 chill °C
-61
-61
-51
-62
-65
-65
-64
-61
-52
-52
-65
-71
-73
-72
-74
-76
-77
-76
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-49-51-53-54-54-53-52-52-52-53-55-56-55-56-55-56-56
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 Wed morning, min -54°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -52°C on Sat morning, min -56°C on Sun morning). 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
1146 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
High: scattered
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-28° C
clear
Clear
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
10.0 km
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
hy2c104E63S
2119 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 225).
- km
hy2c103E63S
2131 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 220).
- km
hy2c102E63S
2132 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 218).
- km
hy2c107E63S
2145 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SW
(51 kph at 230).
- km
hy2c106E63S
2151 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 230).
- km
hy2c102E62S
2163 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 220).
- km
hy2c103E62S
2165 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 228).
- 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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