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– Lat/Long: 62.74° S 60.31° W

Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Wed night turning to light snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
25
SSW
20
SW
30
WSW
20
W
40
WSW
40
W
50
WSW
40
W
35
WNW
55
WSW
45
SW
60
WSW
60
W
70
W
70
W
70
W
60
WSW
60
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
5
3
1
0.3
1.3
max °C
-7
-6
-1
1
2
3
1
1
2
-1
-1
0
2
3
2
-4
-4
-6
min °C
-7
-6
-5
1
1
2
1
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
3
-4
-4
-4
-7
-15
-12
-11
-4
-6
-5
-7
-6
-8
-10
-9
-10
-7
-5
-15
-15
-14
-19
0
0
0
0
1950
2050
1800
1200
600
200
200
0
1450
1650
300
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
200
50
50
150
0
50
0
50
350
6100
200
0
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-3123111-1-1-123-1-4-4-7-5-4-311212211-13320-1-3
Sunrise
9:44
9:47
9:48
9:52
9:53
9:56
Sunset
4:09
4:07
4:05
4:01
4:00
3:57

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: Drizzle on Wed night turning to light snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SW by Thu night).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun 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
-3° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: clear
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
59 minutes 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
clear
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
0.0 km
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
59 minutes 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
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
30 km
Mid: clear
BaseBernardoO higgins
138 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
thunderstorm
Clouds dissolving.
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
46
Strong winds from the SSW
(46 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 200).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
-
54
Near gales from the SSW
(54 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
678 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 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.