Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Portal Mountain Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Portal Mountain Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 6-9 Portal Mountain Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
partially cloudy
snow showers
snow showers
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
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partially cloudy
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partially cloudy
clear
clear
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Wind km/h
0 NNE0
5 NNE5
10 W10
10 WSW10
10 WSW10
10 WSW10
5 ESE5
5 SSW5
15 SW15
15 SSW15
15 SSE15
25 SSE25
25 SSE25
25 SSE25
25 SSE25
35 SSE35
30 SSE30
30 S30
25 S25
30 SSE30
30 SSE30
30 S30
30 SSE30
20 SSE20
20 SSE20
25 SSE25
25 SSE25
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
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High °C
-19 -18 -18 -19 -19 -19 -20 -19 -20 -19 -18 -18 -17 -17 -17 -18 -18 -18 -17 -16 -17 -16 -15 -15 -14 -13 -12
Low °C
-19 -18 -20 -20 -19 -20 -20 -19 -20 -19 -18 -19 -17 -17 -18 -18 -18 -19 -18 -17 -17 -16 -15 -16 -15 -13 -13
Chill °C
-19 -18 -23 -26 -27 -27 -20 -19 -28 -28 -27 -29 -28 -28 -28 -31 -30 -29 -29 -28 -29 -27 -26 -25 -24 -22 -21
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Sunrise
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Sunset
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Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
201m alt.
51 minutes ago
-4.4° C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 170).
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
3 hours ago
n/a° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Linda
212 km ESE
50m alt.
2 hours ago
-4.3° C
-
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
MidPoint
442 km W
2510m alt.
51 minutes ago
-22.2° C
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 150).
PriestleyGlacier
500 km N
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-17.4° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 120).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Portal Mountain and within an acceptable time window.

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