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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -35°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
9700
8300
8350
7750
4600
km/h
60
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
35
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-32
-33
-34
-35
-33
-31
-26
-26
-26
-28
-30
-29
-29
-30
-30
-31
-32
-30
-28
min °C
-33
-34
-35
-35
-34
-32
-30
-26
-27
-30
-30
-29
-31
-31
-31
-33
-32
-31
-29
 chill °C
-52
-52
-52
-53
-53
-51
-48
-38
-33
-39
-41
-43
-48
-48
-44
-45
-45
-43
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-31-31-33-32-29-25-23-25-27-27-26-26-26-26-28-27-26-25-33-34-35-35-34-32-28-26-27-29-30-29-30-31-31-32-32-31-29-34-37-38-38-36-34-31-29-29-31-33-33-34-35-35-36-36-34-31
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 -26°C on Sat night, min -35°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
-26° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATB174E75S
547 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB175E75S
565 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC149E63S
1736 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB147E63S
1755 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATC148E63S
1785 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC147E63S
1789 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC146E63S
1794 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB146E63S
1799 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATC148E62S
1802 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 266).
- 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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