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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -45°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -31°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2050
2050
2100
2150
2100
2100
2100
km/h
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
40
S
20
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
S
5
W
10
W
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Snowflake cm
4
1
1
 mm
max °C
-39
-40
-42
-45
-41
-39
-31
-25
-17
-25
-28
-22
-20
-21
-21
-25
-29
-24
min °C
-40
-41
-45
-45
-43
-42
-35
-27
-21
-30
-31
-26
-20
-23
-23
-29
-30
-28
 chill °C
-55
-58
-63
-62
-58
-49
-47
-40
-33
-41
-41
-35
-31
-32
-32
-34
-37
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
11:18
11:07
10:55
10:44
10:33
10:22
Sunset
3:33
3:45
3:56
4:07
4:16
4:27

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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 -17°C on Thu night, min -45°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -31°C on Fri afternoon). 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-45°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
410 km NNE
29m alt.
38 minutes ago
-29°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 290).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1328 km S
3012m alt.
48 minutes ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
9.0 km
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
38 minutes ago
-22°C
-
52
Near gales from the SSE
(52 kph at 150).
1555 km S
2835m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
38 minutes ago
-64°C
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
38 minutes ago
-14°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC113E63S
2353 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the NW
(64 kph at 326).
- km
ASCATC113E62S
2368 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the NW
(68 kph at 325).
- 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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