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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the W by Sat night).

(Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

(Days 6-9):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NE by Fri night).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
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Wind km/h
40 ENE40
30 E30
0 SW0
20 WSW20
20 W20
15 NW15
15 NNW15
40 NNE40
25 NW25
70 W70
45 W45
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5 E5
5 W5
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20 NNW20
15 N15
50 NE50
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - 5 3 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
-5 -5 -5 -4 -4 -1 0 2 1 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -1 0 2 3 4 4 5 4 5 4
Low °C
-5 -5 -6 -5 -4 -4 0 0 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -3 -4 -4 -3 -3 -1 1 2 4 4 3 4 4 3
Chill °C
-14 -13 -8 -11 -10 -6 -5 -4 -5 -12 -10 -9 -11 -10 -10 -10 -10 -7 -5 -1 -1 4 2 3 0 2 -2
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 500 650 700 250 200 100 100 100 50 0 50 100 400 1000 1350 1650 2100 1650 1850 1700 1800
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Sunrise
5:58 - - 6:01 - - 6:05 - - 6:07 - - 6:11 - - 6:13 - - 6:16 - - 6:20 - - 6:22 - -
Sunset
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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoonFreeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night)Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the W by Sat night).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snowTemperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Mon night)Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 6-9):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri nightFreeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Wed morning)Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NE 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Gabriel DE Castilla
32 km SSW
55m alt.
1 hour ago
-0.9° C
No report.
54
Near gales from the ENE
(54 kph at 60).
BaseArturoPrat
42 km NE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-1.6° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
56
Near gales from the ENE
(56 kph at 70).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC300E63S
62 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 100).
- km
ASCATC301E63S
68 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATC299E62S
75 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the E
(66 kph at 80).
- 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Veleka Ridge and within an acceptable time window.