Viskyar Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Viskyar Ridge Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Days 3-6 Viskyar Ridge Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Days 6-9 Viskyar Ridge Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sun night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
clear
clear
partially cloudy
snow showers
snow showers
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
light snow
moderate snow
moderate snow
snow showers
snow showers
partially cloudy
snow showers
moderate snow
moderate snow
moderate snow
light snow
snow showers
moderate snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Wind km/h
35 W35
40 W40
40 W40
95 NW95
80 W80
95 WSW95
55 WSW55
20 WSW20
5 W5
30 NE30
40 WNW40
35 SW35
45 WNW45
45 WNW45
40 NW40
25 N25
35 E35
20 ESE20
20 W20
25 WNW25
20 W20
20 ENE20
25 ENE25
30 E30
25 SSE25
15 SSW15
5 WSW5
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - 10 2 - - - - 5 7 8 3 2 - 2 7 8 9 2 1 10 2 1 2 3 2
High °C
-6 -8 -8 -3 -8 -12 -10 -10 -9 -2 -3 -9 -5 -5 -5 -5 -3 -4 -6 -7 -8 -9 -13 -14 -14 -14 -15
Low °C
-7 -8 -10 -10 -9 -12 -11 -10 -9 -9 -3 -11 -11 -5 -6 -6 -4 -5 -7 -7 -8 -12 -13 -15 -15 -15 -16
Chill °C
-14 -18 -18 -16 -21 -28 -21 -18 -9 -11 -12 -19 -14 -15 -14 -14 -9 -10 -12 -15 -15 -17 -23 -25 -22 -21 -15
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Sunrise
- 8:40 - - 8:37 - - 8:33 - - 8:30 - - 8:27 - - 8:25 - - 8:22 - - 8:18 - - 8:15 -
Sunset
- - 5:24 - - 5:27 - - 5:30 - - 5:32 - - 5:35 - - 5:37 - - 5:40 - - 5:43 - - 5:45

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Base Arturo Prat
5 km NW
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-3.5° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: clear
Great Wall
52 km NE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-3.3° C
clear
Clear skies.
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 220).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Teniente R Marsh
53 km NE
45m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 250).
Low: overcast
FreiChi-base
53 km NE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-3.3° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: few
Bellingshausen
54 km NE
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-2.7° C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
20 km
Mid: 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Viskyar Ridge and within an acceptable time window.