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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri morning, min -32°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
2150
2200
2100
2100
2100
2100
2200
km/h
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
25
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
25
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
20
N
20
NNE
10
W
45
WSW
55
WSW
70
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-31
-27
-25
-26
-30
-30
-24
-23
-23
-22
-20
-24
-28
-34
-32
-34
min °C
-32
-29
-26
-31
-31
-30
-29
-23
-23
-24
-22
-26
-34
-34
-33
-36
 chill °C
-48
-46
-43
-41
-42
-39
-39
-38
-37
-36
-33
-38
-52
-54
-54
-60
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-27-24-26-29-28-24-21-20-20-22-26-32-34-31-34-32-28-26-29-31-30-27-23-23-23-21-25-31-34-33-35-33-31-27-32-32-33-29-25-26-25-19-23-30-35-34-36
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri morning, min -32°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -36°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the WSW by Mon 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
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (15 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
1328 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
3.6 km
High: overcast
ASCATC180E65S
1666 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1731 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1738 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WSW
(53 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1739 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WSW
(54 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC178E64S
1749 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WSW
(55 kph at 255).
- km
ASCATC152E63S
1751 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1751 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATB153E63S
1751 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 265).
- 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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