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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun night, min -41°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2100
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
km/h
50
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-27
-29
-31
-33
-38
-40
-38
-36
-34
-33
-34
-38
-39
-38
-36
-36
min °C
-29
-31
-32
-37
-39
-40
-39
-39
-34
-33
-36
-39
-39
-38
-36
-38
 chill °C
-46
-47
-47
-53
-56
-58
-57
-53
-46
-44
-48
-53
-54
-53
-50
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-28-32-35-36-35-35-37-38-38-37-34-33-32-32-29-28-29-33-36-37-35-35-36-36-37-38-37-35-33-34-28-30-32-35-39-40-39-38-34-33-35-39-39-38-36-37
Sunrise
12:26
12:04
11:48
11:33
11:18
Sunset
2:26
2:48
3:06
3:19
3:33

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun night, min -41°C on Wed afternoon). 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.
3 hours ago
-26° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm.(Wind varies from 006 to 008 degs)
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1328 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
9.0 km
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC160E64S
1609 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB161E64S
1628 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC166E64S
1638 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the NW
(38 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB162E63S
1642 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATB161E63S
1645 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
1679 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NW
(49 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB139E64S
1716 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ENE
(40 kph at 72).
- 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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