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Veleka Ridge Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
150
0
50
250
200
50
250
200
100
50
200
50
km/h
40
WNW
50
W
15
W
15
W
65
WSW
75
WSW
50
WSW
75
WSW
65
WSW
45
W
65
SW
55
SW
50
WSW
45
W
55
W
70
WSW
60
WSW
75
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
3
8
2
1
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-4
-4
-5
-10
-11
-8
-8
-8
-10
-7
-12
-10
-8
-6
-4
-8
-7
-6
min °C
-6
-5
-9
-10
-12
-9
-8
-9
-11
-10
-12
-13
-9
-6
-6
-8
-8
-7
 chill °C
-16
-14
-14
-17
-26
-22
-19
-22
-24
-21
-26
-26
-21
-16
-18
-20
-20
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
6:48
6:45
6:41
6:37
6:35
6:31
Sunset
7:00
7:02
7:05
7:07
7:10
7:14

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly severe gales.

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat night, min -13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, severe gales from the WSW 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.
4 hours ago
-2°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
4 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
55 minutes ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
4 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
ASCATC303E62S
234 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 285).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
55 minutes ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 310).
0.0 km
ASCATC304E62S
257 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC302E61S
282 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATC295E65S
330 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC294E65S
368 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 241).
- 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.