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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Thu 27 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
WNW
10
N
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
 cm 
4
1
 mm 
max°C
-16
-17
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-16
-14
-14
-15
-17
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
min°C
-18
-17
-16
-17
-16
-15
-16
-15
-14
-17
-15
-14
-18
-17
-16
-19
-18
-17
-20
chill°C 
-24
-23
-21
-24
-24
-21
-21
-20
-20
-22
-21
-20
-30
-30
-27
-28
-24
-22
-26
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4250
2200
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2200
2150
5600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-20-19-20-20-19-19-19-19-19-18-17-19-19-18-19-19-19-20-17-17-16-17-16-15-16-15-14-17-15-14-17-17-16-18-18-17-19-14-12-11-11-9-8-9-8-7-12-8-8-13-13-12-16-14-12-16
Sunrise
12:00
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 Thu night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
-
13
Light winds from the
(13 kph at 270).
32 km
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 310 to 030 degs)
(17 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
ASCATB170E77S
315 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
8
Light winds from the WNW
(8 kph at 295).
- km
ASCATB171E77S
332 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2
Calm
(2 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB172E77S
356 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
2
Calm
(2 kph at 110).
- km
hy2b173E77S
371 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
- km
ASCATB173E77S
380 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
1
Calm
(1 kph at 278).
- 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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