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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -39°C on Wed night, min -54°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Fri morning, min -57°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
km/h
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
30
NE
50
NNE
50
N
50
N
35
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
ENE
15
E
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
10
NNE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-49
-52
-52
-50
-46
-39
-39
-40
-43
-46
-47
-50
-51
-53
-51
-53
-56
-55
min °C
-52
-52
-54
-52
-49
-43
-39
-41
-46
-46
-49
-51
-53
-53
-53
-54
-57
-56
 chill °C
-71
-70
-72
-70
-70
-66
-61
-63
-67
-66
-68
-63
-67
-71
-72
-73
-72
-68
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-51-52-53-51-48-41-39-41-45-46-48-51-52-53-52-54-57-56
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 -39°C on Wed night, min -54°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Fri morning, min -57°C on Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-29° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATC53E62S
2197 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC52E62S
2254 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATC51E62S
2269 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATC50E62S
2276 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC52E61S
2277 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 234).
- km
Halvfarryggen
2281 km SW
694m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC49E62S
2287 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATC48E62S
2301 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 257).
- 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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