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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, fresh winds from the E by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
150
150
100
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
50
km/h
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
30
E
25
E
5
ENE
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-4
-5
-4
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
-7
-5
min °C
-5
-6
-4
-4
-3
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-5
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
 chill °C
-12
-13
-10
-7
-9
-8
-9
-12
-11
-6
-12
-14
-15
-15
-13
-12
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-4-4-3-2-3-4-5-6-5-6-7-8-7-6-4-3-3-2-1-1-1-1-2-4-3-3-5-6-6-6
Sunrise
8:21
8:18
8:14
8:11
8:07
Sunset
5:45
5:49
5:51
5:53
5:57

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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 Wed morning, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, fresh winds from the E by Thu morning).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

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
-7°C
State of sky unchanged.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 120).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2c300E62S
100 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the W
(12 kph at 280).
- km
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
Mist
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
4.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c299E62S
113 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the NNW
(10 kph at 330).
- km
hy2c298E62S
113 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c297E62S
131 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NW
(18 kph at 322).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
138 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 310).
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.