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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Wed night turning to light snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, stormy winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
km/h
35
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
20
WNW
65
WSW
80
SW
60
WSW
55
W
65
WNW
65
W
70
WSW
65
WSW
35
SW
35
W
35
W
20
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
4
2
3
2
0.2
1.1
max °C
0
1
2
3
2
1
1
-1
-2
0
2
2
0
-4
-5
-3
-3
-2
0
min °C
-5
1
1
2
2
1
0
-2
-3
-2
2
2
-5
-5
-6
-5
-3
-3
-1
-13
-4
-6
-5
-5
-6
-6
-12
-14
-13
-6
-6
-17
-16
-17
-15
-11
-11
-7
0
1700
2050
1950
1900
1300
900
250
100
0
1450
1450
0
0
0
0
0
0
500
Cloud base (m)
100
100
100
0
100
50
0
50
0
8100
0
50
150
150
50
0
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Sunrise
9:47
9:48
9:52
9:53
9:56
9:59
Sunset
4:07
4:05
4:01
4:00
3:57
3:56

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: Drizzle on Wed night turning to light snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, stormy winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sat night, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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.
3 hours ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: clear
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the WSW
(28 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB296E64S
240 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 29).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: few
ASCATB295E63S
266 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 333).
- 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.