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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
35
WSW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
35
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
N
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
1
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
max °C
-5
-3
-1
0
0
-2
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
min °C
-6
-4
-2
-1
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-6
-15
-11
-8
-7
-6
-11
-10
-9
-7
-12
-12
-14
-15
-14
-14
-10
-11
-13
0
0
200
300
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
250
50
50
250
150
350
400
50
0
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-2-1-1-3-4-4-4-5-6-7-7-7-7-6-5-6-1011110-1-1-3-4-5-5-5-5-4-2-3
Sunrise
8:41
8:45
8:48
8:49
8:52
8:56
Sunset
5:14
5:10
5:07
5:05
5:01
4:59

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseBernardoO higgins
138 km ESE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC297E64S
182 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 231).
- km
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC296E63S
213 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC296E64S
214 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 228).
- 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.