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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun morning, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
2050
2100
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
3250
6700
8300
km/h
45
W
35
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
15
SW
30
W
30
W
25
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-28
-33
-30
-28
-30
-28
-28
-28
-24
-23
-21
-16
-15
-15
-19
-20
-23
min °C
-28
-30
-39
-33
-29
-31
-29
-28
-29
-26
-23
-24
-19
-16
-18
-20
-22
-27
 chill °C
-46
-45
-52
-43
-37
-40
-37
-36
-39
-36
-33
-33
-28
-26
-29
-32
-35
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-33-36-36-35-34-33-34-33-32-32-30-27-26-23-20-22-22-29-31-36-35-33-33-32-32-32-30-29-28-24-22-21-20-22-24-28-29-36-32-29-31-29-28-29-25-23-23-18-16-17-20-21-25
Sunrise
5:31
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:01
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:37
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:54
—
—
11:05
—
—
11:15
—
—
11:24
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—
11:36
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11:47

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun morning, min -39°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-22°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
410 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
40 km
Mid: clear
1328 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
131
Extremely windy from the SSE
(131 kph at 160).
<100m
Mid: mostly cloudy
1555 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
ASCATB123E64S
1940 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATB124E64S
1960 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATB122E64S
1963 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the ESE
(51 kph at 117).
- km
ASCATB124E63S
2023 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the ESE
(47 kph at 106).
- 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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