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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5000
4850
8200
7400
4750
4450
2150
km/h
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
SW
60
WSW
80
SW
80
SW
75
SW
25
WSW
35
W
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-30
-30
-31
-31
-32
-33
-33
-32
-32
-32
-34
-35
-32
-27
-27
-27
-32
min °C
-31
-31
-31
-32
-32
-33
-33
-33
-32
-33
-35
-35
-34
-31
-27
-30
-34
 chill °C
-46
-46
-48
-50
-50
-51
-51
-52
-51
-54
-59
-60
-58
-54
-41
-47
-56
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-27-29-29-29-30-30-29-30-33-35-33-28-25-28-31-31-31-31-32-32-33-33-33-32-33-35-35-33-29-27-29-33-34-34-34-34-36-37-37-36-36-36-37-35-33-30-29-30-34
Sunrise
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 -30°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

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.
55 minutes ago
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-35° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 010 to 090 degs)
(28 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
ASCATB171E69S
1124 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the SSE
(64 kph at 165).
- km
ASCATB172E69S
1132 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the SSE
(69 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATB172E68S
1144 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the SSE
(68 kph at 163).
- km
ASCATB178E65S
1644 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB179E65S
1650 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SW
(36 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC179E65S
1659 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC180E65S
1664 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 229).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1669 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 226).
- 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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