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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 pm Mon 13 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Turning milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light rain
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light rain
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
55
NNW
25
NNW
10
NE
25
E
45
WNW
30
NNW
80
NW
30
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
30
W
25
W
10
NW
40
NNW
70
NW
40
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
1
7
1
2
1
5
1
3
max °C
0
-1
-1
-2
-1
2
3
0
1
1
-2
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
min °C
-1
-1
-1
-3
-1
0
1
0
0
0
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-3
-10
-7
-5
-10
-9
-6
-7
-6
-4
-6
-9
-7
-6
-10
-12
-11
-9
-6
-7
350
350
400
0
350
450
1400
600
600
950
150
300
50
300
250
0
150
150
0
Cloud base (m)
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
50
100
50
150
50
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:08
8:11
8:14
8:17
8:19
8:22
Sunset
5:52
5:49
5:45
5:42
5:38
5:36

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Turning milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Captain Arturo Prat Base
42 km NE
111m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Mist
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Mist -.
31
Fresh winds from the N
(31 kph at 10).
3.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
moderate rain
Clouds dissolving.
57
Near gales from the NNW
(57 kph at 340).
30 km
Mid: clear
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
moderate rain
Rain
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
light snow
Light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 150).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
BaseMarambio
248 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
<100m
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
678 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
104
Extremely windy from the E
(104 kph at 90).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
850 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
Mist
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.