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Veleka Ridge Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sun night). Mainly severe gales.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
0
350
0
150
250
200
200
200
0
250
200
50
km/h
75
WSW
65
WSW
55
W
60
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
45
SW
35
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
70
SW
70
WSW
80
SW
45
SW
70
SW
60
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
1
1
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-10
-6
-7
-7
-10
-15
-16
-12
-8
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-7
-5
-3
min °C
-11
-9
-7
-8
-14
-15
-16
-16
-10
-6
-6
-6
-6
-8
-7
-6
-4
 chill °C
-25
-22
-18
-20
-29
-29
-30
-25
-22
-16
-18
-18
-18
-20
-17
-18
-14
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-8-7-8-12-15-16-14-9-6-6-6-6-7-7-6-4-6-4-3-3-8-10-12-10-6-2-3-4-4-4-5-4-2
Sunrise
6:41
6:37
6:35
6:31
6:28
Sunset
7:02
7:05
7:07
7:10
7:14
7:15

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sun night). Mainly severe gales.

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
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.
2 hours ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 240).
5.0 km
Low: 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.
3 hours ago
-6°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
-
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 250).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
678 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 0).
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
850 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 320).
26 km
Mid: overcast
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).

* 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.