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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the W by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -35°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
4800
9550
5300
km/h
5
S
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
W
30
W
35
W
50
W
55
W
55
W
50
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
10
W
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Snowflake cm
1
2
 mm
max °C
-19
-16
-12
-11
-16
-29
-28
-27
-27
-27
-28
-31
-31
-33
-32
-31
-24
min °C
-20
-18
-13
-13
-29
-29
-29
-27
-27
-28
-31
-32
-32
-35
-33
-31
-29
 chill °C
-25
-18
-18
-19
-43
-44
-46
-44
-46
-47
-47
-48
-48
-50
-48
-44
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:03
9:53
9:45
9:37
9:27
Sunset
4:36
4:45
4:53
5:01
5:09
5:19

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the W by Wed night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat night, min -35°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

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
-22°C
clear
Haze -.
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 70).
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: clear
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 170).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Davis
2564 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-24°C
State of sky unchanged.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 70).
50 km
Mid: scattered
2634 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: overcast
2877 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 240).
BaseBelgranoII
2893 km S
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
-
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: few
Mawson
2996 km SW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
-20°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
Wind obs. (52 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: few
ASCATC90E61S
3090 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(32 kph at 116).
- km
EnderbyIslandAws
3092 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 240).

* 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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