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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat night, min -41°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5450
7950
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
2100
km/h
30
W
35
W
50
W
50
W
40
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-27
-25
-25
-25
-27
-32
-32
-33
-34
-31
-29
-32
-34
-33
-35
-35
-38
min °C
-28
-26
-25
-25
-31
-32
-33
-34
-34
-31
-32
-33
-35
-35
-35
-37
-41
 chill °C
-43
-41
-42
-42
-48
-48
-50
-49
-48
-43
-40
-42
-44
-44
-48
-52
-57
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-26-28-28-28-29-29-28-27-29-34-36-36-36-33-32-35-27-27-27-27-29-31-31-31-31-30-33-35-36-36-35-34-37-28-26-25-25-29-32-33-34-34-31-31-33-35-34-35-36-40
Sunrise
9:45
9:37
9:27
9:18
9:11
Sunset
4:53
5:01
5:09
5:19
5:25
5:34

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sat night, min -41°C on Mon 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.
3 hours ago
-20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-4°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
70
Gales from the ESE
(70 kph at 120).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2c179E65S
1646 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATB179E65S
1656 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 132).
- km
hy2c179E64S
1657 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(32 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1662 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SE
(32 kph at 128).
- km
hy2c180E65S
1668 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 122).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1675 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SE
(27 kph at 140).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1677 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 133).
- 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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