Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Veleka Ridge Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 3-6 Veleka Ridge Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 6-9 Veleka Ridge Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
Wind km/h
40 WSW40
35 WSW35
30 WSW30
20 WNW20
35 W35
50 WSW50
55 WSW55
60 WSW60
45 SW45
35 SW35
20 WSW20
30 WSW30
45 WSW45
35 WSW35
45 WSW45
50 WSW50
40 WSW40
40 WSW40
30 WSW30
35 W35
30 WSW30
25 WSW25
25 W25
35 WSW35
25 W25
20 WNW20
15 NNW15
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - 4 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
0 -1 -1 0 0 -2 -4 -6 -6 -5 -5 -3 -1 0 0 0 -1 -1 0 -1 0 0 -1 -1 0 0 2
Low °C
0 -1 -1 -1 0 -2 -6 -7 -7 -6 -5 -4 -1 -1 -2 0 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 0 -3 -1 -1 -2 1
Chill °C
-8 -8 -8 -5 -7 -11 -14 -17 -16 -12 -12 -11 -9 -7 -8 -8 -9 -9 -6 -8 -6 -6 -7 -8 -6 -4 -2
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1550
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Sunrise
- - 5:18 - - 5:15 - - 5:11 - - 5:09 - - 5:05 - - 5:01 - - 4:58 - - 4:56 - - 4:52
Sunset
8:12 - - 8:15 - - 8:17 - - 8:21 - - 8:23 - - 8:27 - - 8:30 - - 8:32 - - 8:36 - -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Veleka Ridge at the specific elevation of 0 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Veleka Ridge. 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Base Arturo Prat
42 km NE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
2.0° C
partially cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 40).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R Marsh
93 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 240).
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
FreiChi-base
93 km NE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-0.2° C
clear
Haze
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 240).
29 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente Jubany
104 km ENE
4m alt.
3 hours ago
2.3° C
-
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 230).
32 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Bernardo O'Higgins (Antarctica)
138 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-0.3° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: few

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Veleka Ridge and within an acceptable time window.