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

Dome A
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 06 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -46°C on Mon night, min -53°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Thu afternoon, min -56°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the N by Sat morning).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
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AM
PM
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PM
night
AM
PM
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PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
20
NE
20
N
25
NW
30
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
20
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
30
ENE
25
E
15
ENE
5
N
10
NW
20
NNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-48
-47
-46
-46
-49
-50
-52
-52
-52
-52
-51
-51
-52
-54
-55
-56
-55
-53
min °C
-53
-47
-50
-47
-50
-52
-52
-52
-52
-52
-52
-52
-53
-55
-56
-56
-56
-54
 chill °C
-71
-64
-71
-67
-68
-66
-65
-67
-69
-73
-75
-76
-75
-77
-75
-66
-72
-73
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4350
4300
4350
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
4300
4300
4300
4350
4350
4350
4350
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-51-47-48-47-50-51-52-52-52-52-52-52-53-55-56-56-56-54
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 -46°C on Mon night, min -53°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Dome A Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -51°C on Thu afternoon, min -56°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu night, light winds from the N by Sat morning).

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
-24° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
2025 km SW
1290m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0

(0 kph at —)
ASCATC55E63S
2046 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC50E64S
2058 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC49E64S
2069 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC48E64S
2081 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC47E64S
2102 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC46E64S
2107 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATC54E63S
2124 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 237).
- km
ASCATC45E64S
2127 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 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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