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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 14 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sun afternoon, min -37°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the S by Fri night).

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
km/h
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
45
S
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
max °C
-35
-35
-35
-35
-35
-35
-36
-37
-36
-35
-34
-32
-31
-28
-28
-28
-25
min °C
-35
-35
-35
-35
-35
-36
-36
-37
-37
-35
-34
-33
-32
-30
-29
-28
-27
-44
-45
-47
-48
-49
-51
-51
-50
-45
-46
-46
-45
-44
-43
-44
-44
-43
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2150
3700
3950
4700
5050
5050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Sun afternoon, min -37°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri night, min -35°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the S by Fri 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
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-33° C
clear
Clear
35
Fresh winds from the ENE
(35 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
410 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-26° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
32 km
Mid: overcast
1328 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
High: few
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-30° C
-
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
40 km
Mid: clear
1555 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: few
hy2c154E64S
1565 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the WSW
(62 kph at 248).
- km
hy2c147E64S
1589 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 250).
- km
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-68° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
hy2c149E64S
1593 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c155E64S
1604 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 250).
- 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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