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Viskyar Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 8 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
0
0
100
1900
300
150
150
150
100
100
50
km/h
60
NE
55
NNW
35
NNE
25
NE
20
SSE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
25
WSW
50
S
20
SSE
5
SSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
5
N
10
W
25
WSW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
12
6
7
3
2
1
 mm
max °C
-4
-4
-5
-10
-12
-12
-12
-11
-7
-8
-10
-9
-6
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
min °C
-7
-4
-8
-11
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-9
-11
-11
-8
-5
-3
-4
-2
-1
 chill °C
-19
-14
-17
-17
-20
-18
-17
-16
-19
-19
-20
-17
-15
-12
-3
-9
-9
-9
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-7-11-12-12-12-11-9-9-11-10-7-5-3-4-2-1-4-1-5-10-9-9-9-8-6-4-8-8-6-5-5-5-4-3
Sunrise
8:40
8:36
8:33
8:30
8:26
8:23
Sunset
5:24
5:28
5:30
5:32
5:36
5:38

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Viskyar Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Viskyar Ridge is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the SW by Thu night).

Viskyar Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Viskyar Ridge at the specific elevation of 600 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Viskyar 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
5 km NW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
59
Near gales from the E
(59 kph at 90).
0.1 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
53 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 20).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dinamet
60 km NE
52m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
61 km ENE
11m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
39
Strong winds from the E
(39 kph at 90).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
165 km SE
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-17° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 180).
1.5 km
Mid: overcast
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
240 km SE
232m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
BaseMarambio
243 km SE
200m alt.
3 hours ago
-22° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
0.5 km
Mid: overcast
BaseSanMartin
712 km S
7m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
BaseOrcadas
814 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-13° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
963 km NW
14m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.

* 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.