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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri morning, min -41°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon night, min -33°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
km/h
20
W
5
NE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
S
20
SE
40
SSE
45
SSE
30
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-37
-36
-39
-38
-33
-27
-26
-34
-31
-28
-28
-27
-30
-32
-29
-28
-26
-24
min °C
-39
-38
-41
-40
-35
-31
-31
-36
-34
-29
-28
-29
-32
-33
-32
-29
-26
-25
 chill °C
-55
-51
-58
-59
-52
-47
-45
-53
-51
-41
-37
-46
-50
-52
-50
-38
-34
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-37-41-41-37-32-32-37-36-31-29-30-34-34-32-28-27-26-38-37-40-39-34-29-29-35-33-29-28-28-31-33-31-29-26-25-44-40-40-36-30-24-23-31-28-26-27-24-26-29-27-27-24-21
Sunrise
11:07
10:55
10:44
10:33
10:22
10:12
Sunset
3:45
3:56
4:07
4:16
4:27
4:36

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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 -26°C on Fri morning, min -41°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Mon night, min -33°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-36°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-33°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
10.0 km
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB183E65S
1660 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1675 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SSE
(40 kph at 159).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1679 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SSE
(42 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1682 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
1702 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the S
(45 kph at 175).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1705 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SE
(34 kph at 139).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
1707 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the SSW
(73 kph at 204).
- 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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