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Veleka Ridge Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat night, gales from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
150
250
200
250
200
250
150
0
50
0
50
km/h
55
W
50
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
55
WSW
60
WSW
50
W
55
W
60
WSW
55
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
50
W
80
SW
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
4
6
2
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-8
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-6
-3
-4
-7
-7
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
min °C
-6
-7
-11
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-8
-4
-4
-9
-9
-5
-4
-6
-7
-9
 chill °C
-17
-17
-23
-22
-22
-23
-21
-24
-20
-13
-14
-22
-21
-14
-12
-15
-19
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-10-11-11-12-11-11-7-4-4-8-8-5-4-6-7-8-2-2-5-7-7-8-7-6-4-1-1-4-4-1-1-2-3-4
Sunrise
7:01
6:58
6:54
6:52
6:48
6:45
Sunset
6:49
6:52
6:54
6:57
7:00
7:02

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat night, gales from the SW by Sun night).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Wed night).

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.
4 hours ago
-1°C
State of sky unchanged.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
4 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
4 hours ago
-2°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
69
Gales from the W
(69 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
4 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC297E64S
175 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC297E63S
178 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC296E63S
187 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATC296E64S
190 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 254).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
4 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
0.0 km
ASCATC295E64S
260 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 261).
- 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.