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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 25 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Sun night, min -55°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
10
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-54
-53
-52
-50
-50
-50
-50
-51
-49
-49
-50
-50
-49
-50
-52
-53
-54
-54
-54
min °C
-54
-54
-52
-52
-50
-50
-51
-52
-51
-50
-50
-50
-50
-52
-53
-54
-54
-55
-54
 chill °C
-63
-72
-72
-72
-71
-71
-70
-70
-68
-68
-69
-68
-68
-71
-72
-72
-70
-72
-70
Freezing level m
0
0
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
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-54-54-52-51-50-50-51-52-50-50-50-50-50-51-53-54-54-55-54
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 Sun afternoon, min -54°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Sun night, min -55°C on Wed afternoon). 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.
3 hours ago
-26° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
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
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
2322 km SW
574m alt.
1 hour ago
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
ASCATB165E63S
3268 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the W
(69 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC166E63S
3290 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
70
Gales from the W
(70 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATB166E63S
3294 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the W
(75 kph at 269).
- km
hy2b283E71S
3311 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
3313 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
79
Severe gales from the W
(79 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC167E63S
3315 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
78
Severe gales from the W
(78 kph at 274).
- 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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