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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 pm Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
200
300
300
200
0
50
150
200
350
200
550
200
200
km/h
15
SSW
15
SW
30
WSW
50
WSW
55
WNW
85
SW
75
WSW
40
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
25
WNW
30
WSW
15
WSW
30
NE
15
ENE
10
E
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
6
2
2
6
2
4
 mm
max °C
-16
-12
-8
-8
-2
-2
-2
-4
-4
-5
-5
-11
-12
-13
-15
-14
-11
min °C
-16
-16
-10
-8
-7
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-9
-13
-12
-14
-15
-14
-14
 chill °C
-24
-25
-20
-19
-18
-14
-13
-14
-15
-15
-20
-21
-20
-24
-23
-20
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
7:48
7:45
7:41
7:37
7:35
Sunset
6:09
6:12
6:15
6:17
6:20
6:22

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Sat morning).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon 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
hy2c299E62S
83 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 228).
- km
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
58 minutes ago
-4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
hy2c300E62S
98 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 225).
- km
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
58 minutes ago
-3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: few
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-17°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: few
hy2c297E64S
186 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 228).
- km
hy2c300E61S
203 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 222).
- km
hy2c296E64S
206 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 228).
- 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.