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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri morning). Mainly severe gales.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
100
100
50
250
150
150
150
100
150
50
0
0
0
50
50
50
50
km/h
20
SSW
60
WSW
30
SSW
35
SW
45
SW
30
SSW
5
ENE
30
W
30
SW
35
SW
70
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
50
SW
65
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-11
-6
-4
-4
-2
-5
-5
-5
-6
-4
-5
min °C
-8
-10
-8
-7
-9
-10
-13
-12
-5
-4
-4
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
 chill °C
-16
-24
-17
-16
-20
-19
-20
-21
-13
-12
-15
-18
-17
-17
-17
-15
-16
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-9-8-7-8-9-12-9-5-4-3-6-6-6-6-5-6-7-5-5-4-5-6-10-7-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-3
Sunrise
10:00
9:59
9:56
9:53
9:52
Sunset
4:10
4:14
4:15
4:19
4:21
4:23

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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 -4°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -6°C on Fri morning). Mainly severe gales.

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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
0.0 km
965 km NW
14m alt.
3 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
0° C
Light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
999 km NW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Light snow.
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 250).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Rio Grande Airport
1088 km NW
102m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Sea Lion Island
1150 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
No report.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
Mount Alice
1179 km N
361m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
28
Weddell Island
1208 km N
17m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
Mount Pleasant Airport
1222 km N
214m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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.