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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon afternoon, min -37°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sat afternoon, min -41°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2050
2050
2150
2100
km/h
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
25
SSE
30
S
40
SW
65
WSW
70
WSW
55
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
25
WSW
5
SW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-28
-27
-26
-27
-32
-33
-32
-33
-34
-39
-38
-37
-38
-39
-40
-38
min °C
-29
-27
-27
-30
-33
-33
-33
-33
-37
-39
-39
-37
-39
-39
-41
-41
 chill °C
-40
-36
-36
-43
-49
-50
-49
-55
-61
-63
-58
-56
-60
-55
-53
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-30-30-31-36-36-33-33-37-40-39-38-38-39-41-40-29-27-27-29-33-33-33-33-36-39-39-37-39-39-41-40-25-22-22-25-28-29-34-35-37-40-39-37-40-41-40-39
Sunrise
7:20
7:13
7:05
6:56
6:50
Sunset
7:15
7:22
7:30
7:37
7:44

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon afternoon, min -37°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sat afternoon, min -41°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-24°C
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
ASCATC142E63S
1841 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the S
(27 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATB141E63S
1852 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the SSE
(48 kph at 160).
- km
ASCATB140E63S
1859 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSE
(51 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATB139E63S
1867 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the SSE
(47 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATC151E62S
1870 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SW
(49 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATC150E62S
1879 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 217).
- km
ASCATB149E62S
1881 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 218).
- 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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