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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
50
250
200
0
500
150
100
200
200
50
250
150
100
50
50
50
0
50
km/h
10
NW
15
N
25
N
40
NE
35
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
25
W
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
60
SW
50
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
15
N
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Snowflake cm
2
6
2
3
2
 mm
max °C
-12
-13
-12
-13
-13
-13
-15
-16
-11
-10
-7
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
min °C
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-15
-16
-16
-11
-9
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
 chill °C
-21
-21
-21
-25
-24
-23
-24
-22
-24
-20
-18
-14
-15
-15
-14
-12
-11
-9
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:37
7:35
7:31
7:28
7:24
7:22
Sunset
6:20
6:22
6:25
6:28
6:30
6:34

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -16°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the N by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
-10°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 90).
0.8 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
52
Near gales from the ESE
(52 kph at 110).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 110).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
48
Strong winds from the SW
(48 kph at 230).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 210).
0.5 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
BaseMarambio
248 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
65
Gales from the SSW
(65 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
678 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: few
BaseOrcadas
850 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
3.0 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.