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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Sun 23 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
15
S
15
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
40
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
 cm 
2
2
4
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-21
-18
-16
-15
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-14
-15
-18
-17
-16
-15
min°C
-21
-21
-17
-15
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
-14
-16
-14
-17
-22
-19
-16
-17
chill°C 
-30
-30
-28
-26
-26
-26
-24
-25
-22
-21
-23
-22
-28
-33
-29
-27
-27
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4950
2200
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2400
4050
2250
2100
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-23-21-19-19-18-18-17-17-17-16-16-19-22-23-21-20-21-20-17-15-15-14-14-15-15-14-16-14-16-20-18-16-16-15-15-10-8-8-7-7-10-10-10-13-11-12-16-12-9-9
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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 190).
0.2 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
56 minutes ago
-5° C
moderate snow
Freezing rain.
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
Mid: mostly cloudy
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (39 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATC172E77S
366 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB172E77S
368 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SW
(40 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB173E77S
380 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATC173E77S
390 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSW
(44 kph at 209).
- km
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
401 km NNE
93m alt.
56 minutes ago
-5° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 300).
ASCATC172E76S
408 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SW
(37 kph at 228).
- 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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