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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, moderate winds from the W by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Tue afternoon, min -39°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
4900
2100
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2200
2100
km/h
55
W
55
WSW
50
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
5
W
10
SSE
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-26
-27
-28
-30
-31
-33
-37
-39
-37
-38
-38
-36
-34
-33
-34
-33
-32
-34
min °C
-27
-28
-29
-30
-32
-36
-38
-40
-40
-38
-39
-39
-35
-34
-37
-33
-33
-37
 chill °C
-46
-47
-47
-47
-48
-52
-54
-58
-58
-54
-54
-54
-42
-42
-48
-43
-45
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-29-28-28-31-34-35-34-33-33-34-38-40-37-33-31-30-30-30-29-29-29-32-35-37-35-34-34-34-37-38-36-34-32-33-27-28-29-30-32-35-38-40-39-38-39-38-35-34-36-33-33-36
Sunrise
12:00
12:26
12:04
11:48
11:33
11:18
Sunset
12:00
2:26
2:48
3:06
3:19
3:33

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu morning, moderate winds from the W by Sat morning).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Tue afternoon, min -39°C on Sun afternoon). 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
-24° C
clear
Clear
28
Moderate winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 010 to 080 degs)
(28 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
410 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (74 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
1328 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
1555 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
48 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB155E64S
1624 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB154E64S
1626 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC155E63S
1641 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 202).
- km
ASCATB154E63S
1645 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the W
(16 kph at 277).
- 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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