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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, stormy winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
4950
5250
5150
5350
9550
5100
4800
2150
km/h
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
60
WSW
85
WSW
80
SW
50
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-32
-32
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-33
-32
-32
-33
-33
-34
-33
-28
-28
-28
-30
min °C
-32
-32
-32
-32
-33
-33
-33
-33
-33
-32
-33
-34
-34
-33
-32
-28
-29
-33
 chill °C
-47
-48
-49
-50
-52
-51
-50
-50
-50
-50
-52
-55
-56
-57
-56
-47
-46
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-28-28-28-30-29-29-30-30-29-29-31-33-33-29-26-27-30-32-32-32-32-33-33-33-33-33-32-33-34-34-33-30-28-29-32-34-35-35-35-35-36-37-37-37-36-37-37-35-33-30-29-30-33
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 -31°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, stormy winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Portal Mountain at the specific elevation of 2000 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
177 km E
10m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 110).
3.2 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-35° C
light snow
Light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 90).
3.8 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
ASCATB172E69S
1131 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the S
(76 kph at 174).
- km
ASCATB172E68S
1145 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the S
(70 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATC183E65S
1651 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1663 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1666 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1667 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC184E65S
1669 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB185E65S
1678 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 304).
- 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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