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– Lat/Long: 62.74° S 60.31° W

Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 22 Jun 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 -2°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the E by Sun morning).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
km/h
35
WSW
45
WSW
55
SW
15
SSW
15
W
10
SSW
10
W
50
NNW
65
WSW
30
WSW
25
N
25
N
35
W
60
W
35
WSW
60
WSW
20
NNW
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Snowflake cm
1
6
1
2
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-6
-5
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-2
-5
-4
-3
-1
-3
-5
-8
-8
-4
min °C
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-5
-5
-4
-5
-2
-4
-7
-8
-8
-7
 chill °C
-15
-18
-18
-13
-13
-12
-12
-13
-16
-12
-11
-8
-12
-18
-18
-20
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
50
500
1600
200
150
50
0
0
50
50
150
300
100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-7-7-7-8-7-4-5-4-4-2-4-6-8-8-6-2-2-3-4-4-6-5-2-1-2-21-1-3-3-3-3
Sunrise
10:37
10:37
10:37
10:37
10:37
Sunset
3:27
3:27
3:29
3:29
3:30
3:30

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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 -2°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Wed morning).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the E by Sun 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
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(24 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).
0.0 km
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Rio Grande Airport
1088 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Mount Pleasant Airport
1222 km N
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
1248 km WNW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Rio Gallegos Airport
1349 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate Airport
1559 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Comodoro Rivadav
1943 km NW
46m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
ASCATC259E67S
1958 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 16).
- 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.