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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Thu morning).

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
2100
2050
2200
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
km/h
15
SSE
10
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
W
15
WSW
40
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
40
S
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Snowflake cm
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3
2
2
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4
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-17
-19
-17
-16
-20
-17
-15
-18
-12
-12
-13
-10
-9
-12
-9
-7
-7
min °C
-17
-21
-18
-18
-23
-19
-16
-21
-14
-14
-16
-11
-9
-14
-11
-8
-9
 chill °C
-25
-28
-28
-27
-33
-28
-25
-32
-22
-24
-25
-19
-17
-24
-19
-15
-18
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Thu 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
176 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
182 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 090 to 170 degs)
(24 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
409 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-7°C
-
29
Fresh winds from the W
(29 kph at 260).
35 km
Mid: overcast
SANTA FECITOLA
663 km N
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 243 degs) was rejected.
1322 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
1555 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
SHIP322
1876 km NW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 290).
SHIP8960
1899 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 290).
- km
SHIP3527
1899 km NW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 290).

* 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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