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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Sun 05 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Wed night, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
100
WNW
85
WNW
60
W
35
NW
15
NNE
30
NNW
70
W
45
NW
75
WNW
65
WNW
75
W
65
W
30
NW
50
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
40
W
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Snowflake cm
5
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
1
-3
-7
-6
-5
-5
-7
-3
-2
-6
-9
-7
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
min °C
-1
-7
-8
-6
-5
-5
-8
-6
-2
-9
-9
-8
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
 chill °C
-11
-20
-20
-16
-10
-13
-21
-16
-12
-23
-22
-20
-16
-15
-15
-14
-13
-12
-13
Freezing level m
600
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
50
50
1150
0
0
250
250
300
300
0
50
100
50
100
150
150
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0-5-8-6-5-5-8-5-2-8-9-8-6-5-5-4-4-4-42-1-3-3-2-2-3-21-3-4-3-2-2-1-1-100
Sunrise
10:29
10:27
10:26
10:25
10:22
10:21
Sunset
3:42
3:44
3:45
3:48
3:49
3:52

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Wed night, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
115
Extremely windy from the W
(115 kph at 270).
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
clear
Mist -.
67
Gales from the NW
(67 kph at 320).
3.0 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).
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
80
Severe gales from the NW
(80 kph at 320).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Puerto Williams
965 km NW
14m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 330 to 040 degs)
(17 kph at 10).
0.0 km
Rio Grande Airport
1088 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
0.0 km
Sea Lion Island
1150 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Mount Alice
1179 km N
361m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.

* 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.