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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Fri 13 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat morning, min -31°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
N
10
N
10
N
25
NNE
35
N
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
W
40
W
55
WSW
65
WSW
70
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
50
WSW
max °C
-28
-27
-26
-25
-25
-31
-29
-28
-28
-31
-32
-34
-33
-32
-30
-29
-29
-28
min °C
-29
-27
-27
-25
-29
-31
-31
-28
-30
-32
-33
-34
-33
-32
-31
-30
-29
-29
-37
-36
-36
-38
-45
-46
-46
-43
-43
-48
-52
-54
-55
-54
-52
-51
-50
-49
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
7500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-29-27-29-30-29-27-27-30-32-33-32-31-30-28-28-28-29-27-27-25-27-31-30-28-29-32-33-34-33-32-31-30-29-29-27-23-24-22-23-32-31-29-31-33-34-36-35-33-32-31-29-31
Sunrise
7:16
7:22
7:31
7:37
7:46
7:52
Sunset
9:45
9:36
9:28
9:20
9:13
9:05

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat morning, min -31°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Wed night, min -34°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Tue 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
Mcmurdo
176 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-16° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the
(28 kph at 270).
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
180 km NNE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
Williams Field
182 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
light snow
Light snow.
39
Strong winds from the SSE
(39 kph at 150).
2.1 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Priestley Glacier
498 km N
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
-
Wind obs. (46 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
SANTA FECITOLA
663 km N
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 286 degs) was rejected.
WilkinsRunwayEast
1962 km W
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-15° C
-
41
Strong winds from the E
(41 kph at 80).
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-11° C
clear
Haze
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
45 km
Mid: few
SHIP1315
2563 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
SHIP6060
2563 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
SHIP8502
2563 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
- 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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