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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue morning, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat night, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2200
5100
9400
2100
2100
km/h
20
NNE
25
N
20
WNW
45
W
55
WSW
60
WSW
70
WSW
75
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
40
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-16
-16
-18
-28
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-28
-28
-31
-33
min °C
-16
-17
-27
-29
-27
-28
-28
-28
-31
-31
-31
-32
-31
-31
-31
-30
-32
-34
 chill °C
-26
-28
-43
-48
-46
-48
-49
-49
-50
-50
-51
-51
-45
-43
-40
-39
-42
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-19-22-26-25-27-28-28-29-29-29-29-28-28-28-30-33-34-16-17-23-29-27-28-28-28-30-31-31-32-31-31-30-29-32-34-13-12-21-29-27-26-26-26-30-32-33-34-34-34-31-27-29-32
Sunrise
10:03
9:53
9:45
9:37
9:27
9:18
Sunset
4:45
4:53
5:01
5:09
5:19
5:25

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue morning, min -31°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat night, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

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
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
light snow
Light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 170 degs)
(28 kph at 110).
9.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC120E62S
2231 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the SSE
(68 kph at 166).
- km
ASCATC119E62S
2255 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SSE
(63 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATB118E62S
2285 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSE
(57 kph at 149).
- km
ASCATC118E62S
2286 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 151).
- km
ASCATC117E62S
2292 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SSE
(54 kph at 164).
- km
ASCATB117E62S
2299 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the SE
(52 kph at 145).
- km
ASCATC120E61S
2311 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSE
(62 kph at 150).
- km
ASCATB116E62S
2315 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SE
(50 kph at 141).
- 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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