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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 24 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Fri night, min -55°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Sat afternoon, min -53°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
PM
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PM
night
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PM
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
0
N
10
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSE
0
NNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-53
-52
-53
-54
-55
-54
-53
-49
-49
-50
-51
-51
-52
-52
-51
-50
-50
min °C
-54
-53
-54
-55
-55
-54
-53
-52
-49
-50
-52
-52
-52
-53
-51
-51
-51
 chill °C
-54
-65
-70
-70
-70
-74
-75
-73
-70
-71
-70
-67
-66
-67
-59
-51
-59
Freezing level m
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
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-54-53-54-55-55-54-53-51-49-50-52-52-52-53-51-51-51
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 -49°C on Fri night, min -55°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -50°C on Sat afternoon, min -53°C on Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-29° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
1 hour ago
-26° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
2322 km SW
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATC6E65S
2630 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSW
(29 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATC5E65S
2725 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the S
(16 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATC6E64S
2739 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATC5E64S
2743 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the S
(25 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC9E63S
2869 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the S
(57 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATC11E62S
2875 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the S
(49 kph at 181).
- 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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