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Veleka Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
 km/h
15
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
40
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
50
NW
55
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
3
1
2
max °C
-3
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
-1
min °C
-4
-3
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
-2
-2
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-10
-10
-7
-9
-9
-9
-7
-8
-9
-9
-8
-11
-10
-9
-7
-7
-7
-8
0
0
250
350
550
400
550
500
250
300
550
300
250
300
150
200
450
300
Cloud base (m)
100
150
0
0
50
50
100
100
0
100
150
500
1250
150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-1-1-1-10-1-2-20-2-2-2-2-2-1-2-111223332233222222
Sunrise
5:13
5:16
5:20
5:22
5:26
5:30
Sunset
9:14
9:10
9:07
9:04
9:00
8:58

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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 0°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Veleka Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon 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.
3 hours ago
2° C
clear
Clear skies.
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
<100m
Mid: clear
CentroMet.Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
92 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (115 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
92 km NE
45m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 200 to 260 degs)
(17 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
3 hours ago
2° C
-
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 200).
32 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP1586
131 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
1° C
SHIP6132
131 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1553
131 km S
3m alt.
4 hours ago
1° C
SHIP4276
131 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP4218
131 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C

* 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.