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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -44°C on Sat morning, min -55°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Tue night, min -54°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
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AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
km/h
40
ENE
40
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-44
-45
-48
-51
-52
-50
-52
-53
-54
-53
-50
-49
-50
-49
-49
-50
-49
-49
min °C
-45
-46
-50
-52
-53
-51
-52
-53
-55
-54
-52
-50
-50
-49
-50
-51
-50
-54
 chill °C
-68
-68
-69
-72
-71
-67
-67
-69
-69
-69
-70
-67
-70
-69
-70
-69
-69
-72
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-45-46-49-52-53-51-52-53-55-54-51-50-50-49-50-51-50-52
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 -44°C on Sat morning, min -55°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -49°C on Tue night, min -54°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.1 km
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
No report.
0

(0 kph at —)
hy2b94E61S
2233 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the W
(72 kph at 268).
- km
hy2b88E60S
2245 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
82
Severe gales from the W
(82 kph at 272).
- km
hy2b93E61S
2252 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
77
Severe gales from the W
(77 kph at 265).
- km
hy2b87E60S
2253 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
80
Severe gales from the W
(80 kph at 272).
- km
hy2b89E60S
2257 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
84
Severe gales from the W
(84 kph at 272).
- km
hy2b102E61S
2259 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB112E63S
2268 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NE
(59 kph at 44).
- km
hy2b92E60S
2273 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
81
Severe gales from the W
(81 kph at 268).
- 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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