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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Tue night). Mainly severe gales.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
50
0
0
50
50
0
0
0
250
350
300
500
200
150
km/h
5
ESE
15
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
35
WNW
15
WSW
30
WNW
50
WNW
70
WSW
65
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
25
NE
75
ENE
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Snowflake cm
2
1
4
15
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-7
-15
-14
-14
-13
-12
-13
min °C
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-5
-6
-5
-5
-14
-15
-15
-17
-15
-12
-17
 chill °C
-6
-12
-14
-10
-10
-11
-11
-14
-15
-10
-13
-29
-30
-30
-28
-24
-21
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:11
8:07
8:04
8:00
7:58
7:54
Sunset
5:53
5:57
5:59
6:01
6:04
6:07

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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 -3°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Tue 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
42 km NE
111m alt.
58 minutes ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
58 minutes ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
58 minutes ago
-6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
10.0 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.
58 minutes ago
-7°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
58 minutes ago
-10°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 340).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SE
200m alt.
58 minutes ago
-13°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
678 km S
7m alt.
58 minutes ago
-22°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseOrcadas
850 km E
8m alt.
58 minutes ago
-16°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.