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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 10 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, severe gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
km/h
50
W
45
W
30
W
15
N
25
NNE
25
NE
40
E
30
E
5
NNE
30
W
30
W
40
WNW
60
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
60
SW
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2
4
4
3
1
max °C
-5
-5
-6
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
0
-4
-5
-6
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-5
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-5
-4
-2
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
-9
-15
-16
-15
-11
-11
-11
-14
-13
-6
-13
-12
-10
-16
-18
-18
-20
-22
-22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
600
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
100
250
1350
100
0
100
250
50
100
100
0
350
400
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-6-6-5-4-4-5-5-6-5-4-1-5-6-7-8-9-90-1-2-2-1-1-2-2-3-2-11-1-2-2-3-4-4
Sunrise
9:21
9:22
9:26
9:29
9:30
9:33
Sunset
4:32
4:30
4:27
4:24
4:22
4:20

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, severe gales from the SW 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
42 km NE
111m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
State of sky unchanged.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
48 minutes ago
-4° C
clear
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.
2 hours ago
0° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
48 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseBernardoO higgins
138 km ESE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
State of sky unchanged.
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
70
Gales from the WSW
(70 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
35 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
678 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Snow
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
850 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 320).
28 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.