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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
250
200
300
350
300
350
200
100
0
50
50
200
100
50
km/h
10
WSW
20
W
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
50
WNW
75
SW
55
WSW
55
W
50
W
40
WNW
15
N
5
SSW
15
SE
20
NW
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Snowflake cm
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-17
-16
-16
-16
-12
-8
-7
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-7
-12
-11
-12
min °C
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
-9
-7
-7
-2
-3
-4
-5
-5
-10
-12
-12
-13
 chill °C
-23
-26
-26
-24
-25
-18
-17
-18
-12
-13
-14
-14
-14
-19
-15
-20
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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-17-17-17-16-14-9-7-4-2-3-4-5-5-9-12-12-13-14-12-13-12-10-8-8-3-1-2-1-1-1-5-8-8-9
Sunrise
7:52
7:48
7:45
7:41
7:37
Sunset
6:07
6:09
6:12
6:15
6:17
6:20

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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 Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 350).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
Mist
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
hy2c301E61S
152 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 20).
- km
hy2c302E61S
182 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ENE
(18 kph at 75).
- km
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: scattered
hy2c304E62S
215 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 148).
- km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 220).
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
-
52
Near gales from the SW
(52 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: few

* 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.