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– Lat/Long: 62.74° S 60.31° W

Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, near gales from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
50
0
0
50
100
0
150
350
100
50
100
100
500
km/h
20
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
55
W
35
W
35
W
50
W
55
W
55
W
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
3
3
 mm
max °C
-4
-4
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-6
-7
-14
-14
-17
-20
-18
-17
-17
-17
-13
min °C
-4
-4
-4
-3
-6
-6
-6
-7
-12
-14
-16
-19
-20
-19
-17
-18
-17
-16
 chill °C
-11
-11
-12
-12
-16
-16
-15
-17
-25
-28
-31
-30
-31
-29
-26
-28
-25
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-3-3-5-6-6-7-10-14-15-18-20-19-17-18-17-15-3-4-5-3-4-3-4-4-5-9-10-14-17-15-14-15-13-11
Sunrise
8:07
8:04
8:00
7:58
7:54
7:52
Sunset
5:57
5:59
6:01
6:04
6:07
6:09

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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 -2°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, near gales from the W by Sun night).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
30 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB300E63S
55 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the W
(25 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC300E63S
55 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB301E63S
64 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
64 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB300E62S
75 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC299E63S
81 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB299E63S
81 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB299E62S
88 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 238).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
30 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.