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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
0
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
350
150
km/h
35
WSW
40
SW
65
SW
65
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
W
25
NW
25
W
20
NE
40
ENE
20
E
10
S
30
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
1
6
1
3
1
 mm
max °C
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-5
-8
-14
-14
-9
min °C
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-7
-13
-15
-14
-14
 chill °C
-13
-11
-13
-13
-11
-13
-12
-14
-13
-13
-12
-10
-6
-16
-24
-22
-21
-24
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
8:57
8:55
8:52
8:48
8:45
8:42
Sunset
5:14
5:15
5:19
5:22
5:23
5:27

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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 Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW 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
Captain Arturo Prat Base
42 km NE
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
29 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).
1.2 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).
1.2 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
hy2c299E62S
106 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c298E62S
116 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NW
(25 kph at 315).
- km
hy2c300E62S
136 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 310).
- km
hy2c299E61S
149 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
- km
hy2c297E62S
160 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c297E64S
174 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 342).
- 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.