Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Portal Mountain Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 3-6 Portal Mountain Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 6-9 Portal Mountain Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
45 W45
40 W40
35 W35
40 W40
45 W45
30 W30
20 W20
20 W20
10 SW10
15 SSE15
35 SSE35
15 SSE15
20 W20
40 W40
25 WNW25
20 WNW20
15 W15
15 WNW15
10 WSW10
15 SW15
15 W15
20 WNW20
20 WNW20
25 WNW25
20 WNW20
20 W20
20 WNW20
clear clear clear clear clear clear clear some clouds some clouds light snow light snow light snow some clouds clear clear clear some clouds clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
-28 -27 -28 -28 -28 -32 -29 -23 -19 -16 -15 -16 -17 -18 -21 -20 -20 -21 -20 -19 -21 -22 -21 -24 -24 -23 -25
Low °C
-28 -27 -30 -29 -30 -35 -32 -25 -21 -18 -16 -18 -19 -19 -24 -21 -21 -22 -20 -20 -24 -23 -22 -27 -26 -23 -27
Chill °C
-45 -44 -44 -45 -46 -50 -42 -34 -27 -25 -27 -24 -28 -31 -34 -30 -30 -29 -28 -27 -31 -32 -31 -36 -36 -34 -37
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
-30-29-27-29-32-33-32-30-28-26-26-25-22-20-20-21-23-24-25-26-25-25-25-25-26-26-26-30-28-28-29-30-33-30-27-24-23-22-23-21-20-21-22-22-24-24-24-24-24-24-25-25-25-26-28-27-28-28-28-32-29-23-19-16-15-16-17-18-21-20-20-21-20-19-21-22-21-24-24-23-25
Sunrise
4:41 - - 4:28 - - 0:00 - - 4:01 - - 3:46 - - 3:28 - - 3:03 - - 2:16 - - 0:00 - -
Sunset
- 11:45 - - 11:58 - - 12:00 - - 0:11 - - 0:27 - - 0:45 - - 1:08 - - 1:55 - - 12:00 -

Issued local time.

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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Mcmurdo Base
176 km E
34m alt.
50 minutes ago
-23.0° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 30).
31 km
Mid: scattered
Minna Bluff
177 km ESE
920m alt.
3 hours ago
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 170).
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
201m alt.
50 minutes ago
-21.9° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 180).
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
55 minutes ago
-23° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 30).
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Linda
212 km ESE
50m alt.
2 hours ago
-25.4° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the S
(37 kph at 190).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Portal Mountain and within an acceptable time window.

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