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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
2150
2600
2100
2100
2100
2050
2050
km/h
15
S
20
S
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
SW
35
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
4
2
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-14
-17
-16
-16
-18
-17
-17
-18
-19
-18
-19
-12
-12
-10
-9
-8
-10
min °C
-16
-15
-18
-17
-17
-20
-18
-17
-21
-21
-19
-22
-15
-13
-11
-9
-8
-12
 chill °C
-24
-23
-25
-24
-26
-27
-26
-25
-30
-31
-28
-33
-25
-24
-20
-18
-17
-22
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-27-28-28-29-29-28-28-25-26-23-24-24-21-21-19-19-23-22-23-24-24-25-25-24-25-24-23-22-20-20-18-17-15-17-16-15-18-17-17-19-18-17-20-20-19-21-14-13-11-9-8-11
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
—
—
12:00
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—
12:00
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12:00
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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 afternoon, min -21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Sun night). Mainly strong 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
1328 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATC125E64S
1954 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATC124E64S
2014 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC124E63S
2027 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the W
(18 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC123E64S
2040 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATC122E64S
2055 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC121E64S
2064 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC123E63S
2099 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
- 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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