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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Thu 29 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
W
2
2
2
1
max °C
-17
-20
-17
-16
-14
-12
-11
-12
-12
-11
-11
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
min °C
-17
-23
-19
-16
-16
-13
-11
-14
-13
-11
-12
-10
-9
-11
-10
-9
-15
-24
-32
-26
-22
-22
-22
-20
-20
-20
-18
-17
-15
-14
-15
-15
-14
-23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
2250
2050
2100
2100
2050
2100
2100
2050
2100
2100
2050
2050
2100
2050
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Tue 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
176 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Cape Ross
180 km NNE
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
Williams Field
182 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
clear
Clear
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Priestley Glacier
498 km N
1925m alt.
3 hours ago
-19° C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
632 km NNE
780m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
69
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 230).
1328 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
High: few
SHIP3011
1391 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 200).
- km
SHIP7547
1391 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
40
Strong winds from the SSW
(40 kph at 200).
- km
SHIP7419
1422 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
47
Strong winds from the SE
(47 kph at 140).
- 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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