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– Lat/Long: 62.74° S 60.31° W

Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Sat 11 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Sat night, stormy winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 7mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
mod. rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
40
NNE
45
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
60
NW
65
NNW
60
NNW
85
NW
40
NW
20
NW
35
NW
60
NW
75
WNW
105
NW
65
NW
50
NW
15
NNW
1
4
1
1
4
2
2
7
max °C
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
2
1
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
1
1
3
0
0
0
min °C
-3
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
1
0
1
0
0
0
-12
-10
-7
-10
-11
-9
-9
-10
-12
-9
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-9
-8
-6
0
200
350
300
300
650
900
350
450
350
300
300
850
650
1100
600
550
500
Cloud base (m)
50
100
100
50
0
150
150
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:00
8:03
8:06
8:08
8:11
8:14
Sunset
6:01
5:58
5:54
5:52
5:49
5:45

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Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Veleka Ridge is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the N on Sat night, stormy winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 7mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NNE by Thu 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
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
93 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
57
Near gales from the NNE
(57 kph at 30).
0.5 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
100 km NE
52m alt.
46 minutes ago
-3° C
No report.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
BaseCarlini
102 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
56
Near gales from the NE
(56 kph at 50).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
183 km ESE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 20).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
245 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
BaseSanMartin
678 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
-
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: overcast
BaseOrcadas
850 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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
10° C
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: 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.