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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
7850
9450
8250
9500
9800
km/h
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-31
-33
-33
-33
-33
-33
-33
-33
-33
-34
-35
-34
-34
-35
-35
-36
-36
-35
-35
min °C
-33
-33
-33
-33
-33
-34
-33
-33
-34
-34
-35
-35
-34
-35
-36
-37
-37
-36
-35
 chill °C
-47
-48
-48
-47
-49
-52
-50
-51
-54
-53
-54
-53
-52
-51
-51
-52
-54
-56
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-30-29-29-29-29-29-29-30-31-32-31-31-32-32-33-33-33-32-32-33-33-33-33-34-33-33-34-34-35-35-34-35-36-37-37-36-35-35-37-36-36-36-37-37-37-37-38-39-39-39-39-39-40-40-39-38
Sunrise
12:00
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 -31°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri night, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong 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.
1 hour ago
-33° C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
0.0 km
1328 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
High: few
ASCATB169E64S
1660 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATC169E64S
1663 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB170E64S
1665 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the WNW
(56 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATC170E64S
1668 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB161E63S
1741 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATB162E63S
1742 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATC162E63S
1742 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC163E63S
1744 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 272).
- 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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