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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, near gales from the W by Wed night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2200
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
8150
4200
km/h
10
W
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
SW
5
S
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
20
W
30
WNW
40
WNW
55
W
55
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-26
-26
-18
-17
-19
-16
-13
-13
-19
-32
-33
-31
-32
-32
-34
min °C
-24
-26
-26
-24
-18
-19
-18
-15
-14
-31
-33
-33
-32
-33
-33
-38
 chill °C
-32
-36
-37
-34
-23
-23
-18
-19
-20
-46
-51
-52
-52
-53
-53
-57
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-26-25-25-24-23-20-19-21-25-29-32-36-38-41-42-26-26-26-24-22-22-20-18-18-26-32-33-35-36-38-40-22-26-26-21-18-19-17-14-14-25-33-33-32-33-33-36
Sunrise
10:22
10:12
10:03
9:53
9:45
Sunset
4:27
4:36
4:45
4:53
5:01

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue night, min -42°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, near gales from the W by Wed night).

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
-11°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
3.4 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
ASCATC141E63S
1759 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 235).
- km
ASCATC140E63S
1782 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATB136E64S
1812 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SW
(27 kph at 230).
- km
ASCATC139E63S
1831 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SW
(45 kph at 228).
- km
ASCATB134E64S
1839 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATC138E63S
1842 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATC133E64S
1851 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 274).
- km
ASCATC137E63S
1897 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 231).
- 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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