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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun afternoon, min -38°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -39°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
2100
km/h
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
SW
25
S
20
S
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Snowflake cm
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1
2
2
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-34
-32
-31
-33
-31
-31
-36
-36
-36
-37
-33
-32
-23
-18
-16
-19
min °C
-33
-36
-32
-32
-33
-32
-33
-38
-37
-37
-39
-35
-33
-33
-21
-17
-22
 chill °C
-48
-51
-44
-43
-44
-44
-46
-53
-52
-50
-52
-48
-46
-46
-29
-27
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-33-36-37-35-33-36-36-37-37-36-34-31-29-28-31-31-32-32-34-35-34-32-36-35-36-37-35-33-29-26-24-27-33-35-32-32-33-32-32-37-37-37-38-34-33-28-20-17-21
Sunrise
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7:33
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6:26
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6:18
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6:09
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6:01
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Sunset
7:51
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8:58
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8:06
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8:13
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8:20
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8:28
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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun afternoon, min -38°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -39°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
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1328 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
2634 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB246E68S
2796 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 305).
- km
ASCATB247E68S
2826 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB248E68S
2842 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB249E68S
2863 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC249E68S
2867 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 298).
- km
2877 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
ASCATC250E68S
2890 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 294).
- 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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