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Veleka Ridge Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
150
150
200
350
500
100
50
50
50
50
100
50
50
0
50
50
km/h
30
W
20
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
25
N
30
NW
30
WNW
30
W
50
WSW
55
WSW
45
W
55
WSW
65
SW
50
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
-1
-3
-5
-4
-2
-2
-1
0
min °C
-2
-1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
-2
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-1
-1
 chill °C
-9
-8
-7
-7
-6
-4
-2
-6
-7
-9
-14
-15
-15
-14
-13
-10
-10
Freezing level m
0
250
0
1550
900
1900
2150
2100
500
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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5:24
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:11
—
—
Sunset
8:07
—
—
8:09
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:19
—
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8:22
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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

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
0°C
clear
Clear skies.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
30 km
Mid: clear
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2°C
clear
Fog freezing -.
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 300).
0.6 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.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: clear
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
3°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: clear
BaseSanMartin
678 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
850 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.