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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, gales from the S by Wed 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
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2200
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2050
2100
2050
2100
km/h
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
50
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSW
45
SSW
30
SSW
45
S
60
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
1
—
—
—
—
3
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-24
-25
-24
-24
-25
-23
-23
-21
-20
-19
-20
-17
-16
-16
-15
-14
-14
min °C
-24
-24
-26
-25
-24
-25
-24
-23
-23
-20
-22
-23
-18
-16
-16
-17
-14
-16
 chill °C
-34
-36
-39
-37
-35
-36
-34
-35
-36
-29
-36
-37
-30
-28
-29
-28
-27
-31
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-30-29-28-26-26-26-24-23-25-25-22-21-19-20-18-19-24-24-26-25-24-25-24-23-22-20-21-22-18-16-16-16-14-15-17-17-20-18-17-22-19-17-21-15-13-16-11-9-11-10-7-8
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
—
—
12:00
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—
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun night, min -26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, gales from the S by Wed 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 200).
1.6 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (46 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: few
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
ASCATB168E63S
1667 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SSW
(18 kph at 194).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
1670 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the S
(64 kph at 184).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1672 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the S
(55 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATC184E65S
1675 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the S
(60 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
1675 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 204).
- 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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