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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
50
450
100
150
100
150
0
250
300
150
150
50
0
0
0
km/h
50
W
55
WNW
35
W
10
W
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
W
50
WSW
25
SE
30
WSW
85
SW
30
S
20
W
60
SW
25
SW
65
WSW
70
SW
75
SW
70
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
2
4
7
1
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-4
-4
-5
-8
-15
-16
-12
-11
-11
-8
-8
-8
-9
-7
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-4
-4
-7
-13
-15
-16
-16
-12
-12
-10
-9
-10
-12
-8
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
 chill °C
-14
-14
-15
-21
-24
-23
-22
-24
-21
-18
-23
-16
-18
-20
-14
-19
-18
-18
-19
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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-4-4-6-11-15-16-14-12-12-9-9-9-11-8-6-6-6-6-7-1-1-3-7-13-13-10-7-11-7-5-6-7-5-5-3-3-2-2
Sunrise
10:07
10:06
10:03
10:00
9:59
9:56
Sunset
4:07
4:08
4:10
4:14
4:15
4:19

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Tue 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
4 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
70
Gales from the WNW
(70 kph at 290).
1.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
4 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
57
Near gales from the NW
(57 kph at 320).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
4 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 170 to 260 degs)
(6 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1088 km NW
102m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1222 km N
214m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
1236 km WNW
61m alt.
4 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (40 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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.