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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu morning, min -39°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun night, min -39°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4500
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
km/h
60
W
55
W
55
W
45
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
0
SW
10
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-29
-27
-27
-30
-32
-32
-33
-37
-37
-35
-36
-34
-30
-31
-33
-37
min °C
-31
-28
-29
-31
-32
-33
-36
-37
-39
-39
-36
-37
-32
-32
-34
-37
 chill °C
-52
-47
-48
-49
-50
-49
-52
-53
-57
-57
-53
-50
-44
-38
-40
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-30-31-30-29-29-31-33-35-34-36-34-33-37-39-38-31-30-30-30-30-30-32-35-36-34-36-34-33-35-37-38-30-28-28-31-32-33-35-37-38-37-36-36-31-32-34-37
Sunrise
12:00
12:26
12:04
11:48
11:33
Sunset
12:00
2:26
2:48
3:06
3:19

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu morning, min -39°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed night, moderate winds from the W by Fri night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sun night, min -39°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

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
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
1328 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATC159E64S
1584 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC160E64S
1590 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATC161E64S
1626 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC154E64S
1632 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC155E64S
1634 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB155E64S
1634 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB153E64S
1635 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB154E64S
1638 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WSW
(41 kph at 239).
- 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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