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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, gales from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
0
150
50
100
100
0
0
400
150
150
150
100
100
km/h
65
NE
35
ENE
40
NNE
20
NE
10
SSW
20
W
10
E
10
SSW
25
WSW
70
SW
30
SSW
15
SSE
5
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
8
3
7
4
1
4
1
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-7
-6
-9
-11
-10
-11
-11
-7
-6
-7
-8
-8
-6
-4
-3
-2
-3
min °C
-8
-7
-8
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-10
-6
-7
-10
-10
-8
-5
-4
-2
-3
 chill °C
-20
-16
-18
-18
-16
-17
-16
-18
-17
-18
-15
-16
-14
-14
-11
-9
-8
-9
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-7-7-10-11-11-12-12-9-6-7-9-9-7-5-4-2-3-7-6-5-9-9-8-8-8-6-3-4-7-7-6-6-5-4-4
Sunrise
8:42
8:40
8:37
8:33
8:30
8:26
Sunset
5:27
5:30
5:32
5:35
5:37
5:40

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, gales from the SW by Thu night).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri morning, calm 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
-8° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
74
Gales from the E
(74 kph at 100).
0.2 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.
1 hour ago
-9° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 100).
0.2 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
4 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
63
Gales from the ENE
(63 kph at 70).
<100m
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b303E62S
196 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the E
(60 kph at 100).
- km
hy2b304E62S
216 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the E
(58 kph at 98).
- km
hy2c296E62S
217 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
69
Gales from the ENE
(69 kph at 78).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
light snow
Light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Mid: broken
High: 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.