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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Wed 02 Sep 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 Fri night, min -19°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
Cloud base (m)
50
200
150
200
250
250
300
200
100
50
50
50
0
50
100
km/h
10
SE
5
W
40
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
30
SW
45
WSW
50
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
60
WSW
45
WSW
40
WNW
65
WNW
50
WSW
60
W
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Snowflake cm
2
2
2
4
4
3
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-18
-15
-16
-15
-10
-7
-6
-2
-3
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
-2
-10
-9
min °C
-19
-18
-17
-17
-16
-15
-9
-7
-6
-3
-2
-4
-4
-3
-3
-7
-11
-12
 chill °C
-25
-23
-27
-27
-25
-24
-18
-18
-17
-12
-10
-13
-14
-12
-10
-17
-23
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
200
0
0
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Sunrise
7:54
7:52
7:48
7:45
7:41
7:37
Sunset
6:07
6:09
6:12
6:15
6:17
6:20

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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 Fri night, min -19°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Mainly 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
42 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 150).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
37 minutes ago
-13°C
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-12°C
Mist
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 90).
26 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
138 km ESE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 180).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-22°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 230).
0.2 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 230).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-25°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
74
Gales from the SW
(74 kph at 230).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
BaseSanMartin
678 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-23°C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear

* 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.