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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Fri 27 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
55
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
40
SW
45
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
max °C
-17
-17
-19
-20
-20
-22
-22
-19
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-19
-18
-18
min °C
-18
-18
-21
-21
-21
-24
-23
-21
-21
-21
-19
-20
-19
-20
-20
-20
-18
-18
-25
-25
-30
-32
-33
-35
-34
-33
-38
-37
-34
-35
-33
-34
-34
-32
-28
-28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5400
2150
3650
4000
8300
8100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-18-19-20-21-22-22-20-19-19-18-18-18-19-19-18-18-17-18-18-20-21-21-23-23-20-21-20-19-20-19-20-20-20-18-18-16-15-20-20-20-24-22-19-20-20-19-20-19-19-21-20-18-20
Sunrise
5:07
5:20
5:31
5:41
5:50
6:00
Sunset
11:53
11:43
11:31
11:22
11:12
11:01

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SW by Sun night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: few
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 80).
32 km
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
401 km NNE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-4° C
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
Priestley Glacier
500 km N
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-19° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 240).
Cape Phillips
632 km NNE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
1328 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
43
Strong winds from the SE
(43 kph at 130).
28 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP205
1430 km WNW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 110).

* 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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