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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Mon night).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2100
2050
2100
2050
2050
2050
2100
2050
2100
2100
2100
2050
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
km/h
20
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
W
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
WSW
15
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
40
S
20
SSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-14
-16
-15
-15
-17
-17
-16
-18
-17
-16
-18
-18
-18
-19
-13
-12
-9
min °C
-16
-15
-18
-16
-15
-20
-18
-16
-20
-18
-16
-20
-19
-18
-23
-16
-14
-14
 chill °C
-26
-25
-27
-24
-24
-28
-26
-23
-26
-27
-24
-30
-28
-29
-35
-26
-24
-23
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-26-27-26-26-26-27-27-29-29-28-26-26-24-23-23-25-22-22-22-23-23-22-23-23-23-25-25-23-24-24-22-22-20-21-18-15-15-17-16-15-19-18-16-19-18-16-19-19-18-21-15-13-12
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon night, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Mon 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
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 170).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC135E64S
1766 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATC134E64S
1778 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SE
(36 kph at 125).
- km
ASCATC136E64S
1795 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 125).
- km
ASCATC137E64S
1797 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 132).
- km
ASCATC133E64S
1806 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the ESE
(38 kph at 110).
- km
ASCATB134E64S
1809 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 112).
- km
ASCATC137E63S
1809 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SE
(36 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATC136E63S
1818 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 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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