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– Lat/Long: 62.74° S 60.31° W

Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
200
200
200
200
50
200
200
150
150
50
1350
150
100
0
0
150
50
km/h
35
ENE
20
ENE
5
E
5
S
20
NW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
55
WSW
50
SW
25
WSW
55
WSW
40
SW
20
ENE
15
ESE
25
W
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
3
3
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-14
-15
-16
-15
-12
-11
-10
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
-7
-7
-10
-11
-9
min °C
-14
-17
-17
-15
-15
-14
-11
-9
-5
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-11
-12
-11
 chill °C
-26
-26
-22
-19
-24
-23
-21
-19
-14
-17
-16
-15
-18
-18
-20
-17
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-16-17-15-14-13-11-7-5-6-7-7-7-8-11-12-10-10-12-12-11-10-9-7-6-4-4-4-4-3-4-7-8-6
Sunrise
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 dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the SW by Fri morning).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour 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
-14°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
67
Gales from the E
(67 kph at 100).
0.1 km
Low: overcast
hy2c299E62S
95 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the E
(59 kph at 85).
- km
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.
3 hours ago
-14°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 90).
<100m
Mid: overcast
hy2c300E62S
120 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the E
(64 kph at 88).
- km
hy2c301E62S
141 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 92).
- km
hy2c300E61S
148 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the E
(66 kph at 90).
- km
hy2c297E64S
180 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ENE
(50 kph at 60).
- km
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
Mist
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 160).
1.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.