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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
50
100
50
0
250
150
100
250
100
150
250
300
300
100
km/h
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
25
WNW
35
W
50
W
60
W
65
WSW
45
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
W
30
W
15
W
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Snowflake cm
3
2
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-3
-4
-5
-4
-7
-8
-14
-16
-17
-17
-17
-16
-16
-16
-14
-11
-9
-4
min °C
-3
-5
-6
-5
-8
-14
-15
-18
-17
-18
-17
-17
-17
-16
-15
-13
-9
-8
 chill °C
-12
-15
-16
-12
-18
-28
-30
-34
-32
-28
-24
-27
-26
-23
-21
-20
-18
-17
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:04
8:00
7:58
7:54
7:52
7:48
Sunset
5:59
6:01
6:04
6:07
6:09
6:12

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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 Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

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.
54 minutes ago
-3°C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
30 km
Mid: clear
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
54 minutes ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
54 minutes ago
-4°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: scattered
BaseBernardoO higgins
138 km ESE
10m alt.
54 minutes ago
-7°C
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
30 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
54 minutes ago
-3°C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
BaseMarambio
248 km SE
200m alt.
54 minutes ago
-3°C
-
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 290).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB290E63S
517 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB290E62S
518 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 304).
- 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.