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Veleka Ridge Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
400
100
50
50
50
100
100
50
0
50
50
200
50
0
0
50
100
50
km/h
20
WNW
15
NW
35
NNW
20
NW
30
WNW
35
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
45
WNW
65
WSW
60
SW
50
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
70
WSW
50
SW
35
SW
45
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
3
0
-1
-2
-5
-4
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-4
-4
-2
min °C
1
3
0
0
-1
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
-1
-2
-1
-1
-5
-5
-4
-3
 chill °C
-4
-1
-5
-6
-8
-13
-15
-16
-14
-13
-10
-11
-10
-10
-16
-15
-12
-12
Freezing level m
1950
2100
0
700
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
5:20
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—
5:18
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:11
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—
5:07
—
—
5:05
—
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Sunset
—
8:13
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—
8:15
—
—
8:19
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—
8:22
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—
8:24
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8:28
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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

This table gives the weather forecast for Veleka Ridge at the specific elevation of 538 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
42 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
Mist
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 330).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
54 minutes ago
-1°C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 330).
0.3 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 330).
0.3 km
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
55 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
Mist
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
5.0 km
Mid: few
hy2c302E63S
104 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 282).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
138 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c298E62S
139 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 335).
- km
hy2c303E63S
144 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 272).
- km
hy2c297E62S
159 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 345).
- 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.