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Veleka Ridge Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 8 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
100
50
250
200
50
100
km/h
30
WSW
45
WSW
20
WSW
90
SW
90
SW
80
WSW
75
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
75
SW
60
WSW
60
WSW
50
W
50
W
40
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-9
-4
-2
-1
-1
-5
-6
-9
-11
-10
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-11
-10
-3
-3
-3
-6
-8
-10
-11
-11
-8
-7
-6
-6
-6
-10
 chill °C
-20
-21
-9
-15
-14
-18
-21
-23
-25
-24
-21
-18
-17
-16
-16
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-7-3-2-2-6-7-10-11-11-8-7-6-6-6-8-6-6-4-1-1-2-3-5-6-7-5-4-2-2-2-4
Sunrise
7:15
7:11
7:07
7:05
7:01
Sunset
6:38
6:42
6:44
6:46
6:49

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun night). Mainly extremely windy.

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 Thu night, min -12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
-5°C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 300).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
-
43
Strong winds from the NW
(43 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
56
Near gales from the NW
(56 kph at 320).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
-
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 320).
35 km
Mid: few
ASCATB293E61S
444 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 203).
- km
ASCATB293E60S
482 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSW
(29 kph at 194).
- 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.