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– Lat/Long: 62.74° S 60.31° W

Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 06 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
40
NNW
40
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
NW
55
NW
45
NW
25
NNW
50
WNW
20
NW
40
NNW
60
NW
40
WNW
50
W
45
WSW
30
WSW
5
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
1
max °C
2
0
-1
0
2
1
1
0
-1
-2
-2
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
min °C
0
-2
-1
-1
0
1
1
0
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
-10
-8
-8
-7
-7
-6
-6
-10
-9
-12
-14
-13
-15
-14
-13
-11
1750
300
350
250
950
800
800
450
350
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
100
100
50
150
100
50
0
200
0
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-1-1-11110-2-3-3-4-4-5-5-5-621212332101-1-1-2-1-1-3
Sunrise
10:25
10:26
10:27
10:29
10:30
Sunset
3:34
3:33
3:33
3:32
3:30
3:30

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

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
1° C
Mist
2
Calm
(2 kph at 300).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
Mist
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Mist -.
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
138 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (52 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 310).
35 km
Mid: scattered
BaseSanMartin
678 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
28 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.