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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Wed 19 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
W
15
SW
15
S
20
S
 cm 
4
 mm 
max°C
-16
-18
-14
-14
-18
-16
-16
-19
-15
-15
-18
-15
-14
-15
-11
-10
-8
min°C
-17
-20
-16
-15
-20
-18
-17
-22
-18
-15
-21
-17
-14
-18
-12
-10
-9
chill°C 
-24
-28
-22
-23
-30
-26
-25
-31
-23
-19
-29
-23
-19
-26
-19
-17
-15
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5300
2150
2250
2200
2100
2050
2100
2150
2100
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-23-22-22-22-23-24-25-25-25-25-24-24-23-21-20-21-23-20-19-21-21-21-23-22-21-23-22-20-21-19-17-16-17-19-15-15-19-17-17-21-17-15-20-16-14-17-12-10-9
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Sat night). 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 340).
36 km
Mid: clear
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-9° C
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Priestley Glacier
500 km N
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-25° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
Cape Phillips
632 km NNE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
1328 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 140).
ASCATB175E66S
1499 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 288).
- 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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