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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4000
5000
4600
4200
2200
3400
4550
7050
2150
2150
2100
2100
km/h
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
20
W
30
W
40
W
30
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-30
-32
-28
-27
-25
-23
-25
-27
-30
-33
-33
-36
-35
-35
-35
-32
-28
-27
min °C
-31
-32
-31
-27
-26
-24
-26
-28
-34
-34
-34
-38
-37
-37
-38
-34
-29
-28
 chill °C
-46
-47
-46
-40
-37
-33
-37
-42
-52
-52
-49
-52
-50
-52
-52
-47
-40
-39
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-24-23-24-26-25-25-27-29-31-34-36-34-34-32-32-30-29-29-27-25-25-25-26-27-29-31-32-36-36-35-34-33-31-30-31-32-30-27-26-24-26-28-32-34-34-37-36-36-37-33-29-28
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue night, min -38°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Tue 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
-25° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 330).
6.0 km
Low: few
1328 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
10.0 km
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-67° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB141E65S
1619 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the SE
(67 kph at 125).
- km
ASCATB141E64S
1641 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 126).
- km
ASCATB142E64S
1649 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATB144E64S
1649 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ENE
(37 kph at 65).
- km
ASCATB145E64S
1649 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NE
(36 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATB140E65S
1650 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the ESE
(67 kph at 121).
- km
ASCATB139E65S
1661 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
72
Gales from the SE
(72 kph at 128).
- 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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