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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 24 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
40
SW
25
WSW
15
NW
30
WNW
45
W
35
W
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
SW
55
WSW
70
WSW
65
SW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
2
max °C
-3
-2
0
-1
-2
-2
-4
-4
-1
-1
0
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
min °C
-3
-2
-3
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-11
-9
-9
-10
-12
-13
-14
-14
-12
-10
-9
-10
-5
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
0
0
0
250
0
50
0
0
50
150
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
50
50
50
50
0
0
50
50
50
50
50
150
150
150
150
150
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Sunrise
9:56
9:59
10:00
10:03
10:06
10:07
Sunset
3:57
3:56
3:53
3:52
3:49
3:48

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Tue night).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
42 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
hy2b300E62S
87 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour 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
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: few
hy2b298E62S
106 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 238).
- km
hy2b299E62S
108 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 235).
- km
hy2b301E62S
122 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 232).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
138 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
clear
Haze
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.