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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -44°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat morning, min -32°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2050
2100
2100
2100
2050
2050
2100
km/h
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
W
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
5
1
 mm
max °C
-40
-41
-44
-40
-37
-33
-26
-18
-24
-31
-23
-19
-24
-28
-31
-27
-25
min °C
-40
-44
-44
-41
-40
-36
-30
-23
-30
-32
-29
-21
-25
-30
-31
-29
-27
 chill °C
-56
-62
-61
-55
-47
-47
-43
-35
-38
-41
-39
-30
-30
-39
-43
-40
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-39-38-37-40-40-36-31-36-39-32-29-30-35-37-34-32-38-40-39-38-40-38-33-27-32-36-30-26-28-33-35-32-30-40-43-44-41-39-35-28-21-27-32-26-20-25-29-31-28-26
Sunrise
11:07
10:55
10:44
10:33
10:22
Sunset
3:33
3:45
3:56
4:07
4:16
4:27

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu night, min -44°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Sat morning, min -32°C on Fri 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.
3 hours ago
-30°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
2634 km N
475m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
snow showers
Light snow showers.
70
Gales from the WSW
(70 kph at 250).
1.0 km
2877 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
-
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
ASCATB256E68S
3020 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the S
(56 kph at 172).
- km
ASCATB257E68S
3042 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSE
(55 kph at 167).
- km
EnderbyIslandAws
3092 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 280).
ASCATB256E67S
3125 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 155).
- km
ASCATB257E67S
3147 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSE
(44 kph at 157).
- km
ASCATB258E67S
3168 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the SSE
(45 kph at 154).
- km
ASCATB263E68S
3175 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SSE
(50 kph at 166).
- 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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