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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon morning, near gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
50
100
0
50
250
200
50
150
50
150
450
600
400
km/h
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
25
W
35
W
50
W
55
W
55
W
45
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
3
 mm
max °C
-2
-2
-4
-5
-6
-6
-7
-14
-15
-18
-19
-19
-18
-17
-16
-13
min °C
-4
-3
-5
-6
-6
-8
-12
-15
-17
-19
-19
-19
-18
-18
-17
-15
 chill °C
-12
-12
-14
-16
-14
-18
-25
-29
-32
-31
-28
-26
-28
-28
-26
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:04
8:00
7:58
7:54
7:52
Sunset
5:59
6:01
6:04
6:07
6:09

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -17°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon morning, near gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the S by Fri 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.
42 minutes ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: few
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
42 minutes ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
42 minutes ago
-6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
42 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
42 minutes ago
-5°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c300E62S
106 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c298E62S
113 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c299E62S
117 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 255).
- km
hy2c301E62S
146 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 260).
- km
hy2c300E61S
156 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 258).
- 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.