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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, near gales from the W by Tue morning).

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
25
WNW
35
WSW
50
WSW
70
WSW
75
SW
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
SW
15
SW
10
W
25
WSW
25
W
15
NW
25
NNW
60
W
55
W
50
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
2
max °C
2
1
-1
-2
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-2
0
0
-3
-4
-2
min °C
1
0
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-1
-2
-3
-5
-5
-5
-7
-9
-14
-16
-14
-14
-16
-10
-9
-10
-10
-6
-9
-13
-15
-15
1550
500
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
200
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
0
300
50
0
0
0
100
100
50
50
100
0
50
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
21-1-3-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-3-1-1-3-5-4210-1-1-1-1-2-4-4-4-211-1-1-1
Sunrise
9:52
9:53
9:56
9:59
10:00
Sunset
4:05
4:01
4:00
3:57
3:56
3:53

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, near gales from the W by Tue 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
56 minutes 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
0° C
light rain
Light rain .
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 300).
0.3 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
56 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
1088 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Sea Lion Island
1150 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Mount Alice
1179 km N
361m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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.