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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu afternoon, min -32°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed morning, severe gales from the SW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri night, min -36°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2150
3400
5250
2150
2050
2050
2150
2150
2150
km/h
40
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
75
SW
80
SW
80
WSW
70
WSW
55
SW
45
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
5
NNE
5
SSE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-30
-31
-32
-31
-30
-29
-29
-31
-32
-33
-36
-35
-33
-33
-33
-33
min °C
-31
-32
-32
-32
-30
-29
-31
-31
-32
-35
-36
-35
-34
-34
-34
-34
 chill °C
-49
-47
-48
-53
-53
-51
-52
-51
-51
-46
-44
-41
-44
-46
-34
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-30-30-31-30-30-30-30-31-33-35-35-33-33-34-35-31-32-32-32-30-29-30-31-32-34-36-35-34-34-34-34-29-35-36-32-30-28-31-33-35-37-38-37-38-39-36-33
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:26
12:04
11:48
Sunset
12:00
12:00
2:26
2:48
3:06

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu afternoon, min -32°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed morning, severe gales from the SW by Wed night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Fri night, min -36°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
-21° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 100 to 200 degs)
(37 kph at 130).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-14° C
-
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 190).
ASCATC161E64S
1550 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC155E64S
1633 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC154E64S
1636 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATB153E64S
1640 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WSW
(57 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC153E64S
1643 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WSW
(56 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB152E64S
1644 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATB151E64S
1648 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC152E64S
1648 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 252).
- 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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