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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun night, min -35°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue afternoon, min -31°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, gales from the WSW by Thu morning).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2100
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
2100
2100
2200
5100
km/h
40
S
45
S
40
S
30
S
10
S
15
NNW
10
WNW
0
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
2
 mm
max °C
-34
-26
-25
-25
-25
-27
-27
-24
-24
-24
-21
-20
-19
-20
-25
-28
-29
min °C
-35
-33
-25
-25
-27
-27
-27
-26
-25
-25
-24
-20
-20
-23
-26
-30
-31
 chill °C
-54
-52
-41
-39
-34
-38
-35
-26
-33
-32
-30
-28
-29
-33
-40
-46
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-32-29-28-28-27-26-25-26-25-23-20-20-21-23-26-27-35-30-25-25-26-27-27-25-25-25-23-20-20-22-26-29-30-30-24-19-20-23-26-27-22-21-21-21-18-17-19-27-31-31
Sunrise
10:33
10:22
10:12
10:03
9:53
Sunset
4:07
4:16
4:27
4:36
4:45
4:53

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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 -24°C on Sun night, min -35°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue afternoon, min -31°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, gales from the WSW by Thu 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
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 120 to 180 degs)
(28 kph at 150).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
410 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: overcast
1328 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
8.0 km
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 150).
<100m
Mid: overcast
1555 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: scattered
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
50 km
Mid: overcast
Davis
2564 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-18°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 100).
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATC228E66S
2575 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ENE
(39 kph at 77).
- km
ASCATC224E65S
2583 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the ENE
(40 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATB224E65S
2586 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the E
(40 kph at 80).
- 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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