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– Lat/Long: 62.74° S 60.31° W

Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 20 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNW
45
NW
50
NW
10
NE
35
ESE
10
S
40
ENE
20
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
10
ESE
15
SW
20
SW
3
4
4
6
6
7
13
5
2
3
max °C
-2
-1
1
-1
0
0
-2
-2
-1
-2
-3
-5
-4
-5
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-3
-3
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-5
-5
-5
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-11
-8
-9
-9
-7
-10
-10
-12
-11
-14
-14
-13
-14
-12
-14
-15
0
0
700
450
450
450
200
50
100
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
0
350
0
150
50
1150
250
350
550
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-21-1-1-1-2-3-2-3-4-5-5-6-8-8-8-11333310-1-1-1-3-3-4-5-4-5
Sunrise
8:27
8:30
8:33
8:37
8:38
Sunset
5:32
5:29
5:25
5:22
5:20
5:16

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 180).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
248 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
light snow
Snow grains.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
678 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
56
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
850 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light rain
Light rain and snow.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 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.