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– Lat/Long: 62.74° S 60.31° W

Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
35
WNW
20
W
25
W
35
WSW
30
WNW
40
WSW
30
W
25
NNW
40
N
55
N
45
NNW
40
NNW
85
WNW
35
WNW
10
ENE
40
SW
60
WSW
50
WSW
20
NW
3
1
1
9
1
5
1
max °C
0
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
1
1
2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-5
-4
-1
min °C
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-1
1
1
1
-2
-4
-3
-2
-5
-5
-4
-4
-8
-8
-10
-10
-9
-10
-9
-7
-6
-7
-6
-10
-16
-11
-6
-15
-16
-14
-11
500
250
250
100
100
250
100
400
650
700
900
350
150
50
200
0
0
50
0
Cloud base (m)
150
1350
0
100
0
0
100
50
350
300
200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-3-3-2-2-2-1112-2-3-3-2-4-5-4-3222112234443111-1001
Sunrise
7:03
7:05
7:09
7:11
7:13
7:16
Sunset
7:10
7:07
7:04
7:00
6:58
6:53

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed 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
SHIP3
6 km S
-m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 330).
SHIP798
6 km S
-m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 330).
SHIP5715
9 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
50
Strong winds from the NW
(51 kph at 320).
- km
SHIP5292
13 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 300).
SHIP489
13 km ESE
-m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 300).
SHIP1284
13 km ESE
-m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 300).
SHIP8589
17 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 340).
- km
SHIP1692
17 km ESE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 340).
SHIP4090
17 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(23 kph at 340).
- km
SHIP5
17 km ENE
-m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 320).

* 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.