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Veleka Ridge Weather Forecast

Tangra Mountains · Antarctica
Issued: 2 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, severe gales from the SW by Sat night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
250
100
50
300
200
0
100
100
0
350
200
50
km/h
20
W
75
WSW
65
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
70
WSW
60
SW
55
SW
20
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
60
W
80
SW
70
WSW
85
WSW
55
SW
50
SW
60
W
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
1
 mm
max °C
-10
-11
-7
-7
-7
-10
-14
-15
-11
-7
-5
-4
-6
-6
-7
-9
-7
-3
min °C
-11
-12
-9
-7
-8
-15
-15
-15
-15
-9
-6
-7
-6
-8
-11
-10
-9
-6
 chill °C
-23
-26
-22
-18
-20
-30
-29
-29
-25
-21
-16
-20
-18
-20
-25
-22
-20
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-12-8-7-8-13-15-15-13-8-6-6-6-7-9-10-8-5-7-7-4-3-3-8-10-10-10-6-2-3-5-4-4-6-6-3
Sunrise
6:45
6:41
6:37
6:35
6:31
6:28
Sunset
7:02
7:05
7:07
7:10
7:14
7:15

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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 morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed night, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, severe gales from the SW by Sat night).

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.
1 hour ago
-8°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 100).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
43
Strong winds from the E
(43 kph at 90).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
44
Strong winds from the SW
(44 kph at 230).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
248 km SE
200m alt.
1 hour ago
-19°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
678 km S
7m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 340).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.