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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
200
150
100
0
0
100
200
350
100
100
250
200
100
km/h
40
W
55
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
20
ENE
15
WSW
10
NW
20
NE
45
NE
20
E
15
SW
30
SW
10
SSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-4
-5
-5
-11
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-12
-9
-8
-6
-4
min °C
-5
-5
-8
-13
-13
-13
-12
-12
-12
-15
-15
-12
-12
-9
-7
-6
 chill °C
-14
-15
-20
-25
-22
-21
-17
-21
-24
-19
-23
-22
-20
-16
-14
-13
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:41
7:37
7:35
7:31
7:28
Sunset
6:17
6:20
6:22
6:25
6:28

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW 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.
3 hours ago
-2°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
Mist
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
138 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-3°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 30).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
-
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 20).
35 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
678 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-5°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
1.5 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.