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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Wed 28 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
S
25
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
1
2
1
3
max °C
-15
-15
-18
-17
-16
-19
-18
-16
-15
-12
-11
-12
-11
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-17
-16
-22
-19
-17
-23
-20
-17
-17
-13
-11
-13
-11
-10
-10
-9
-8
-9
-24
-22
-31
-26
-23
-32
-28
-22
-23
-20
-20
-19
-17
-16
-15
-14
-13
-13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2150
2100
2200
2100
2100
2050
2100
2100
2050
2100
2100
2050
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-23-24-25-25-25-25-25-25-24-23-23-22-21-20-19-19-19-21-21-23-23-22-24-23-22-22-20-19-19-18-17-16-16-15-16-16-16-20-18-17-21-19-17-16-13-11-13-11-10-10-9-8-9
Sunrise
12:00
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 -15°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Sat morning). 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
SHIP3072
174 km E
15m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
- km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
19
Light winds from the
(19 kph at 270).
32 km
Mid: clear
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 150).
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
Clear
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
401 km NNE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
Jang Bogo Station
410 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
moderate snow
Continuous moderate snow.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Priestley Glacier
500 km N
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
632 km NNE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 220).

* 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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