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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -45°C on Thu afternoon, min -56°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Fri night, min -59°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
km/h
30
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
5
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-54
-55
-56
-54
-46
-45
-46
-50
-47
-46
-52
-52
-52
-53
-56
-57
-59
-58
-59
min °C
-54
-55
-56
-55
-47
-46
-51
-52
-48
-51
-52
-52
-53
-54
-56
-58
-59
-59
-60
 chill °C
-76
-74
-74
-74
-66
-64
-64
-66
-65
-65
-67
-65
-63
-68
-71
-77
-78
-78
-76
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-54-55-56-55-47-46-49-51-48-49-52-52-53-54-56-58-59-59-60
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 -45°C on Thu afternoon, min -56°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Fri night, min -59°C on Mon 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
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
clear
Clear
20
Moderate winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 350 to 070 degs)
(20 kph at 50).
10.0 km
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB174E75S
2118 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC173E75S
2119 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB173E75S
2124 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC174E75S
2125 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB100E62S
2220 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC100E62S
2220 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC101E62S
2235 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB101E62S
2238 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 258).
- 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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