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Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Fri afternoon, min -51°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Wed night, min -54°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
N
25
NW
30
WNW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-47
-46
-46
-49
-49
-47
-49
-50
-50
-51
-51
-50
-52
-54
-53
-52
-49
-47
min°C
-47
-46
-48
-49
-49
-49
-49
-50
-51
-51
-51
-52
-54
-54
-54
-53
-51
-49
chill°C 
-66
-65
-68
-70
-68
-68
-68
-70
-72
-72
-72
-73
-76
-75
-75
-73
-72
-69
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4300
4300
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-47-46-47-49-49-48-49-50-51-51-51-51-53-54-54-53-50-48
Sunrise
5:08
4:51
4:34
4:19
4:06
3:52
Sunset
8:36
8:53
9:09
9:23
9:37
9:50

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Dome A Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Dome A is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Fri afternoon, min -51°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Wed night, min -54°C on Tue morning). 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
1146 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-54° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Mid: few
Syowa
1629 km W
26m alt.
1 hour ago
-20° C
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
2.6 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Cape Ross
1773 km ESE
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 240).
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
Cape Phillips
2237 km ESE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-21° C
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2322 km SW
574m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB119E62S
2459 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATB118E62S
2464 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the NE
(57 kph at 44).
- 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.