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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Wed night).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2200
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2050
2100
2050
2100
km/h
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
W
15
W
15
SW
20
W
15
W
30
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
45
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
1
—
—
—
—
3
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-17
-19
-17
-16
-21
-18
-17
-19
-14
-12
-15
-10
-9
-10
-9
-7
-7
min °C
-17
-17
-21
-18
-18
-23
-20
-17
-22
-16
-14
-17
-11
-9
-12
-11
-7
-9
 chill °C
-24
-26
-28
-26
-26
-33
-29
-26
-33
-24
-24
-25
-19
-18
-22
-19
-15
-20
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-30-29-28-26-26-26-24-23-25-25-22-21-19-20-18-19-24-24-26-25-24-25-24-23-22-20-21-22-18-16-16-16-14-15-17-17-20-18-17-22-19-17-21-15-13-16-11-9-11-10-7-8
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
—
—
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, strong winds from the S 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Jang Bogo Station
410 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 260).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1328 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
41
Strong winds from the SE
(41 kph at 140).
1555 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: few
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
WilkinsRunwayEast
1962 km W
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
59
Near gales from the E
(59 kph at 100).
Mid: mostly cloudy
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Mid: overcast

* 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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