Portal Mountain weather
– Lat/Long: 78.10° S 159.17° E

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun night, min -44°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri morning, min -41°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2150
2100
2050
2050
2050
2100
2050
km/h
10
SW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
25
S
25
SSE
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
2
 mm
max °C
-31
-38
-40
-41
-39
-39
-40
-43
-43
-39
-34
-29
-19
-18
-21
-27
min °C
-34
-39
-41
-41
-40
-40
-42
-43
-44
-41
-37
-30
-26
-19
-29
-31
 chill °C
-46
-54
-56
-56
-55
-56
-59
-60
-61
-55
-44
-39
-34
-30
-39
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:33
11:18
11:07
10:55
10:44
Sunset
3:19
3:33
3:45
3:56
4:07

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun night, min -44°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri morning, min -41°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Portal Mountain at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Portal Mountain. 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
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 160).
ASCATB133E64S
1845 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATB132E64S
1871 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB131E64S
1882 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 236).
- km
ASCATB130E64S
1907 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB132E63S
1927 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB129E64S
1929 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB128E64S
1944 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB127E64S
1953 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SW
(56 kph at 220).
- km

* 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.

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