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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Mon morning, min -45°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -36°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
2050
2050
2100
2100
2050
2050
2050
2100
km/h
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
5
W
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SE
10
S
15
WSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
W
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-38
-40
-41
-39
-40
-41
-44
-42
-39
-33
-26
-18
-23
-29
-20
-18
-20
-21
min °C
-39
-41
-41
-40
-40
-44
-45
-44
-42
-36
-30
-24
-27
-32
-30
-19
-21
-27
 chill °C
-53
-56
-56
-55
-56
-62
-62
-60
-49
-46
-43
-35
-35
-42
-41
-30
-32
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-38-37-37-39-39-37-40-38-36-31-35-35-30-27-27-27-38-39-39-38-38-40-40-39-40-37-33-28-32-34-29-24-25-26-39-41-41-40-40-43-45-43-41-35-28-21-25-31-25-19-21-24
Sunrise
11:33
11:18
11:07
10:55
10:44
10:33
Sunset
3:19
3:33
3:45
3:56
4:07
4:16

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Mon morning, min -45°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -36°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-29°C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.4 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
2634 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
Continuous moderate snow.
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 230).
38 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATC103E61S
2744 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATC103E60S
2793 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATC102E60S
2819 km WSW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATC104E59S
2874 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 4).
- km
2877 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
-
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
ASCATB251E68S
2916 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 95).
- km
ASCATB252E68S
2930 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 106).
- 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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