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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -38°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed morning, min -39°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3950
4750
5100
5150
2100
2100
2100
km/h
15
WNW
25
W
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
35
W
30
W
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
40
W
55
W
55
W
50
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-24
-28
-31
-34
-35
-36
-35
-35
-33
-37
-35
-27
-26
-26
-31
-30
-29
-30
min °C
-25
-30
-33
-34
-37
-38
-35
-36
-36
-39
-39
-33
-27
-31
-33
-30
-30
-32
 chill °C
-37
-45
-51
-51
-51
-52
-48
-51
-54
-55
-53
-47
-39
-47
-51
-49
-50
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -38°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed morning, min -39°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the W by Thu afternoon).

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
-30° C
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 020 to 090 degs)
(33 kph at 70).
6.0 km
Low: few
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 170).
26 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-67° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
128
Extremely windy from the E
(128 kph at 80).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
Davis
2564 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: scattered
2634 km N
6m alt.
42 minutes ago
4° C
Clouds dissolving.
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2877 km NNE
16m alt.
42 minutes ago
4° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 260).
Mawson
2996 km SW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
83
Severe gales from the S
(83 kph at 180).
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATB255E68S
3002 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB256E68S
3017 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the W
(18 kph at 279).
- 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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