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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2200
2150
2100
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
km/h
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
W
15
W
15
SW
20
W
15
WSW
40
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
20
SSE
15
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
2
4
—
—
—
—
1
4
3
2
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-17
-20
-17
-15
-17
-13
-11
-14
-13
-11
-11
-10
-8
-8
-8
-9
-11
min °C
-18
-18
-22
-20
-16
-21
-15
-13
-15
-14
-11
-15
-12
-8
-8
-8
-10
-14
 chill °C
-26
-26
-32
-29
-25
-32
-24
-26
-25
-22
-18
-24
-20
-15
-15
-17
-19
-21
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-27-26-25-24-23-24-25-25-22-19-20-19-19-20-21-22-25-24-25-24-22-22-20-20-21-21-18-17-17-15-15-16-17-19-18-18-21-19-16-19-14-12-15-14-11-13-11-8-8-8-10-13
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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—
12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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—
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
176 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
182 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
SANTA FECITOLA
663 km N
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 333 degs) was rejected.
1322 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: few
High: few
DomeA
1574 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
SHIP9894
1675 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
68
Gales from the SE
(68 kph at 130).
SHIP5923
1675 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
68
Gales from the SE
(69 kph at 130).
- km
SHIP9773
1675 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
68
Gales from the SE
(69 kph at 130).
- km
SHIP3164
1675 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
68
Gales from the SE
(69 kph at 130).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1675 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 222).
- 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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