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– Lat/Long: 62.54° S 59.66° W

Viskyar Ridge
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 2 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, near gales from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
0
0
50
100
250
100
100
200
50
50
0
km/h
10
SW
10
W
25
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
60
W
30
W
30
W
50
W
55
WSW
55
WSW
25
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
30
ENE
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-5
-4
-2
-2
-3
-5
-6
-5
-7
-14
-14
-16
-17
-18
-16
-15
-13
-13
min °C
-6
-4
-4
-2
-4
-5
-6
-6
-12
-14
-16
-17
-18
-18
-18
-16
-14
-14
 chill °C
-11
-8
-11
-10
-13
-15
-14
-15
-24
-28
-31
-32
-25
-24
-27
-22
-18
-25
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-4-3-2-4-5-6-6-10-14-15-17-18-18-17-16-14-14-6-5-6-4-4-4-4-3-5-9-10-12-13-14-13-11-10-11
Sunrise
8:04
8:02
7:58
7:54
7:52
7:48
Sunset
5:53
5:57
6:00
6:01
6:05
6:07

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Viskyar Ridge Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Viskyar Ridge is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, near gales from the W by Sun night).

Viskyar Ridge Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
-4°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Centro Met. Antártico Presidente Eduardo Frei
52 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Teniente R. Marsh Airport
53 km NE
45m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dinamet
60 km NE
52m alt.
1 hour ago
-3°C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
BaseCarlini
61 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
-3°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 250).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
BaseEsperanza
165 km SE
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
Clouds dissolving.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: few
Marambio Airport (Seymour Island)
240 km SE
232m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Low: broken
BaseMarambio
243 km SE
200m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
48
Strong winds from the SSW
(48 kph at 200).
3.0 km
Mid: few
BaseSanMartin
712 km S
7m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
Mist
Wind obs. (9 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
BaseOrcadas
814 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
26 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.