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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Sat 16 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
km/h
15
ESE
35
SSW
45
SW
60
SW
5
SSE
20
SSE
15
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
W
35
W
35
W
65
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
1
2
0.3
0.1
0.4
1
max °C
-11
-9
-8
-8
-8
-10
-10
-7
-6
-6
-2
-1
0
2
2
3
3
min °C
-12
-13
-8
-8
-10
-10
-11
-12
-6
-6
-6
-1
0
2
2
3
0
-18
-24
-18
-20
-21
-18
-18
-21
-14
-12
-12
-7
-6
-4
-4
-3
-7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2100
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1950
1700
Cloud base (m)
100
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100
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50
100
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-8-8-9-10-11-10-6-6-4-102232-8-8-5-4-5-6-8-7-4-4-3-2-11223
Sunrise
9:38
9:41
9:44
9:47
9:48
Sunset
4:16
4:14
4:12
4:09
4:07
4:05

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, gales from the WNW 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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
59 minutes ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
92 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
59 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
59 minutes ago
-7° C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
182 km ESE
24m alt.
59 minutes ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
65
Gales from the SW
(65 kph at 230).
0.3 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
63
Gales from the SSW
(63 kph at 200).
0.1 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SE
200m alt.
59 minutes ago
-17° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
78
Severe gales from the SSW
(78 kph at 200).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
SHIP2841
546 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
SHIP7783
546 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
SHIP6131
546 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C

* 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.