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Veleka Ridge Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 am Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, gales from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
250
300
300
50
200
250
350
250
200
100
km/h
85
WSW
80
WSW
85
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
75
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
50
W
45
W
40
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
65
W
65
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-1
-5
-7
-11
-11
-9
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-11
-11
-12
-8
-4
-4
min °C
-3
-5
-10
-11
-12
-12
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-10
-11
-12
-13
-10
-5
-5
 chill °C
-14
-17
-24
-24
-26
-26
-21
-19
-18
-16
-16
-21
-23
-25
-26
-23
-16
-15
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-5-9-11-12-11-7-6-6-6-6-8-11-12-13-9-5-5-2-3-5-6-7-6-4-3-2-2-2-4-6-7-8-6-2-1
Sunrise
7:11
7:07
7:05
7:01
6:58
6:54
Sunset
6:42
6:44
6:46
6:49
6:52
6:54

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, gales from the W by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
-2°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
78
Severe gales from the WSW
(78 kph at 240).
26 km
Mid: scattered
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
67
Gales from the WSW
(67 kph at 240).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
BaseMarambio
248 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the S
(31 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
678 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
Mist
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 290).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
850 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (46 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 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.