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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
200
500
100
250
50
200
150
100
100
50
150
200
100
100
100
150
1450
km/h
45
NE
40
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
5
SE
20
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
60
SW
55
WSW
40
SW
5
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
25
WSW
35
WSW
10
NW
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Snowflake cm
4
1
6
 mm
max °C
-13
-13
-13
-17
-16
-11
-11
-8
-5
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
min °C
-13
-13
-16
-17
-16
-15
-13
-10
-7
-5
-5
-7
-7
-6
-7
-5
-5
-7
 chill °C
-25
-25
-26
-27
-21
-24
-21
-19
-16
-16
-15
-13
-10
-13
-15
-12
-13
-11
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-15-17-16-13-12-9-6-5-5-7-7-6-7-5-5-7-8-9-11-12-12-10-9-7-5-4-3-4-5-5-5-3-3-4
Sunrise
7:35
7:31
7:28
7:24
7:22
7:18
Sunset
6:22
6:25
6:28
6:30
6:34
6:36

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

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.
2 hours ago
-10°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
0.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
King Sejong
100 km NE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 70).
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
<100m
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
138 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SW
(35 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 200).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken

* 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.