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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the SW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
35
SW
10
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
WNW
75
SW
55
WSW
45
WNW
65
WSW
20
WNW
15
W
15
E
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
40
SW
65
SW
60
WSW
 cm 
1
2
1
6
2
3
10
3
 mm 
max°C
-6
-6
-4
-4
-3
-4
-3
-2
-7
-7
-8
-12
-15
-13
-8
-4
-3
-2
min°C
-7
-6
-6
-4
-3
-5
-4
-3
-8
-7
-10
-15
-15
-14
-13
-6
-3
-3
chill°C 
-14
-11
-15
-13
-11
-16
-14
-12
-20
-14
-20
-25
-25
-22
-21
-16
-13
-13
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
150
100
400
50
50
200
50
50
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-6-5-4-3-5-4-3-8-7-9-14-15-14-11-5-3-3-4-3-2-2-1-2-10-3-3-6-10-11-11-9-4-2-2
Sunrise
7:01
6:58
6:54
6:52
6:48
6:45
Sunset
6:49
6:52
6:54
6:57
7:00
7:02

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the SW by Fri night).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the SW by Tue afternoon).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
42 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
30 km
Mid: overcast
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
snow showers
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 120).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Mist -.
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 120).
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 110).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseBernardoO higgins
138 km ESE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
Fog, sky visible, no change.
54
Near gales from the S
(54 kph at 170).
34 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
Mist -.
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
4.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
BaseMarambio
248 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
Mist
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
678 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
moderate snow
Intermittent moderate snow.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
850 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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.