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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly gales.

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Wed afternoon). 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
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
27 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: 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
-2° C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 290).
0.6 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c300E62S
102 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 275).
- km
hy2c302E63S
107 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c299E62S
115 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 280).
- km
BaseBernardoO higgins
138 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c298E62S
141 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 288).
- 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.