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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 12 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
mod snow
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
km/h
60
WSW
50
WSW
20
WSW
50
W
70
W
95
WNW
70
WSW
70
WSW
30
NNW
90
NW
85
WSW
20
SW
25
E
10
ENE
40
NW
55
W
60
WSW
50
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
8
8
1
1
1
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-9
-8
-8
-5
-4
-4
-12
-11
-3
-7
-13
-13
-13
-13
-11
-7
-6
-6
min °C
-9
-11
-11
-6
-5
-10
-13
-12
-11
-12
-14
-14
-13
-15
-13
-9
-8
-8
 chill °C
-21
-23
-21
-16
-16
-23
-28
-26
-22
-29
-30
-23
-23
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
450
450
200
250
100
100
400
150
350
200
300
450
250
50
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-10-10-6-5-7-13-12-7-10-14-14-13-14-12-8-7-7-4-5-6-1-1-3-8-7-4-6-9-10-9-11-8-4-3-3
Sunrise
10:19
10:18
10:15
10:14
10:11
10:10
Sunset
3:53
3:56
3:57
4:00
4:01
4:04

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, extremely windy from the W by Mon night).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Thu 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
hy2b301E63S
65 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 252).
- km
hy2b299E62S
90 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 228).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours 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
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
hy2c300E62S
98 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 228).
- km
hy2b298E62S
99 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 228).
- km
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
hy2c299E62S
103 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 225).
- km
hy2c302E63S
104 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 248).
- km
hy2b302E63S
108 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 252).
- km

* 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.