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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -47°C on Thu night, min -54°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sun night, min -54°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sun night).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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PM
night
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PM
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night
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PM
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night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4450
km/h
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
30
S
40
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-54
-53
-53
-52
-50
-48
-49
-50
-47
-50
-51
-50
-53
-54
-53
-52
-48
-43
min °C
-54
-54
-54
-53
-51
-48
-49
-50
-48
-52
-52
-53
-53
-54
-54
-53
-50
-46
 chill °C
-70
-69
-70
-71
-71
-67
-68
-68
-67
-69
-68
-62
-64
-68
-69
-71
-71
-69
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-54-54-54-53-51-48-49-50-48-51-52-52-53-54-54-53-49-45
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 -47°C on Thu night, min -54°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -43°C on Sun night, min -54°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sun night).

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
-28° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATC101E61S
2263 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB102E61S
2272 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC102E61S
2275 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC103E61S
2278 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 222).
- km
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB103E61S
2293 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATB125E64S
2297 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(32 kph at 103).
- km
ASCATC126E64S
2302 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NE
(55 kph at 52).
- 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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