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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
0
0
350
150
200
250
150
350
250
150
0
0
200
150
km/h
40
W
45
W
65
NW
35
W
15
ENE
40
NE
50
NE
35
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
SW
15
SE
10
E
5
SE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
6
1
7
9
5
3
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-4
-3
-2
-4
-4
-4
-6
-9
-10
-13
-13
-12
-10
-10
-9
-9
-10
-10
min °C
-4
-4
-3
-4
-5
-6
-9
-10
-13
-13
-13
-13
-11
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
 chill °C
-13
-12
-12
-12
-13
-16
-21
-19
-21
-20
-18
-13
-16
-17
-14
-17
-17
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
8:48
8:45
8:42
8:40
8:37
8:33
Sunset
5:22
5:23
5:27
5:30
5:32
5:35

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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 below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Tue night). Mainly gales.

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Wed morning). 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.
2 hours ago
-1° C
Mist
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
Mist
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
3.5 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Mist -.
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
3.5 km
Low: broken
Mid: 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.
2 hours ago
-1° C
Mist
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 290).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC295E62S
260 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC295E61S
299 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 275).
- 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.