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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
0
50
0
0
0
100
0
100
50
300
300
0
km/h
15
SW
30
W
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
50
W
25
W
30
W
50
W
60
WSW
65
WSW
15
NNW
25
ENE
10
ESE
30
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
9
2
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-4
-3
-2
-2
-4
-5
-5
-6
-7
-14
-12
-7
-15
-17
-13
min °C
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-3
-5
-6
-6
-6
-14
-14
-13
-13
-16
-17
-17
 chill °C
-12
-14
-11
-11
-12
-12
-14
-16
-14
-14
-28
-28
-27
-23
-25
-23
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:07
8:04
8:00
7:58
7:54
Sunset
5:53
5:57
5:59
6:01
6:04
6:07

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed 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
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
51 minutes 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
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
51 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
Mist
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 110).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-7°C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
BaseSanMartin
678 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
-
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: clear
hy2c311E60S
709 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NE
(49 kph at 38).
- km
hy2c310E59S
721 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 20).
- 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.