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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 09 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Sun morning, min -55°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Wed night, min -52°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
AM
PM
night
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PM
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PM
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PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
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km/h
20
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
N
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
20
ENE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-48
-53
-50
-51
-52
-53
-54
-52
-50
-50
-49
-48
-48
-48
-49
-51
-52
-50
min °C
-50
-54
-52
-52
-53
-54
-55
-54
-51
-50
-49
-49
-49
-49
-51
-51
-52
-52
 chill °C
-68
-72
-69
-65
-69
-71
-70
-70
-68
-69
-68
-69
-68
-67
-67
-59
-65
-70
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-49-54-51-52-53-54-55-53-51-50-49-49-49-49-50-51-52-51
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 -48°C on Sun morning, min -55°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -48°C on Wed night, min -52°C on Fri 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
1146 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 290).
6.0 km
Williams Field
1734 km SE
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: few
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATB89E61S
2224 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
73
Gales from the SW
(73 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB94E61S
2224 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
70
Gales from the SSW
(70 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATB93E61S
2238 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
72
Gales from the SSW
(72 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATB96E61S
2240 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATB90E61S
2241 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
72
Gales from the SW
(72 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB91E61S
2249 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
77
Severe gales from the SSW
(77 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATB92E61S
2255 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
77
Severe gales from the SSW
(77 kph at 202).
- 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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