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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
100
300
50
100
50
0
50
50
50
150
50
350
250
150
km/h
10
E
35
ENE
60
NE
40
N
40
NNE
10
E
0
WSW
5
S
10
WSW
0
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
35
SW
10
E
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
5
11
11
13
2
 mm
max °C
-4
-6
-6
-4
-4
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-7
-5
-5
-5
-7
-5
-3
min °C
-6
-7
-6
-4
-9
-12
-12
-12
-13
-12
-12
-6
-6
-8
-8
-6
-4
 chill °C
-14
-16
-17
-13
-19
-18
-12
-12
-18
-12
-19
-14
-14
-8
-16
-13
-10
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-7-6-4-7-12-12-12-13-12-10-6-6-7-8-6-4-4-8-5-1-4-9-9-10-9-9-7-5-4-5-4-4-5
Sunrise
8:42
8:40
8:37
8:33
8:30
Sunset
5:23
5:27
5:30
5:32
5:35
5:37

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri 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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
65
Gales from the ESE
(65 kph at 110).
0.4 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
51 minutes ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
61
Near gales from the ESE
(61 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
51 minutes ago
-15° C
-
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
clear
Fog freezing -.
72
Gales from the SSW
(72 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
248 km SE
200m alt.
51 minutes ago
-20° C
Fog, sky visible, becoming thicker.
69
Gales from the S
(69 kph at 180).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
678 km S
7m alt.
51 minutes ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
BaseOrcadas
850 km E
8m alt.
51 minutes ago
2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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.