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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2900
5100
2150
3600
km/h
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
45
W
60
W
45
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-35
-36
-37
-37
-32
-30
-30
-31
-32
-31
-30
-30
-32
-35
-36
-37
-34
-27
min °C
-36
-36
-37
-38
-33
-31
-31
-33
-34
-32
-31
-31
-33
-35
-38
-38
-36
-33
 chill °C
-51
-53
-53
-52
-46
-45
-46
-48
-50
-51
-52
-50
-49
-51
-53
-53
-51
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-36-35-34-34-34-33-30-30-31-30-29-30-31-33-32-30-27-35-36-35-35-34-32-32-31-31-31-31-30-31-33-35-35-32-28-36-36-37-38-33-31-31-32-33-32-31-31-33-35-37-38-35-30
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:26
12:04
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
2:26
2:48

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

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
-30° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.4 km
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
-
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: clear
ASCATB161E64S
1537 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB160E64S
1561 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATB162E64S
1568 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 241).
- km
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB163E64S
1601 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SW
(47 kph at 226).
- km
ASCATB152E64S
1610 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB153E64S
1610 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB151E64S
1611 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 242).
- 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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