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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed afternoon, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning).

Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
10
W
0
S
5
SW
5
W
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
S
20
SSW
25
WSW
1
4
2
max °C
-29
-30
-32
-30
-29
-27
-26
-25
-24
-25
-25
-24
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
-22
min °C
-31
-31
-33
-31
-30
-31
-26
-26
-25
-25
-27
-29
-23
-23
-23
-22
-20
-25
-42
-43
-46
-45
-44
-45
-39
-38
-34
-25
-32
-36
-32
-34
-36
-35
-31
-38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-33-30-27-27-28-27-28-31-33-33-32-32-33-33-32-30-27-33-32-31-29-28-28-27-27-28-30-31-30-28-29-30-29-27-26-30-31-33-31-30-29-26-26-25-25-26-27-23-23-23-22-20-24
Sunrise
8:07
8:15
8:22
8:30
8:37
8:44
Sunset
8:49
8:40
8:34
8:25
8:17
8:09

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed afternoon, min -29°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning).

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
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-18° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 140).
36 km
Mid: few
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (20 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
401 km NNE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
Priestley Glacier
500 km N
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-32° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 350).
Cape Phillips
632 km NNE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-20° C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-54° C
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Davis
2564 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 120).
50 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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