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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
5250
4000
2150
3450
6700
km/h
35
S
35
S
20
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
15
WNW
20
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
45
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-22
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-20
-23
-21
-20
-22
-24
-24
-26
-27
-26
-26
min °C
-26
-23
-22
-21
-20
-21
-21
-21
-23
-22
-21
-24
-24
-25
-27
-27
-26
-27
 chill °C
-42
-37
-34
-33
-29
-29
-21
-31
-34
-30
-29
-32
-30
-32
-38
-39
-39
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-26-23-21-21-22-22-22-22-21-21-23-24-26-27-26-26-26-26-23-21-21-20-21-21-21-23-22-21-23-24-25-27-27-26-27-19-16-17-19-18-18-17-18-24-21-19-24-22-22-25-28-27-28
Sunrise
6:24
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:07
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:41
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:02
—
—
10:10
—
—
10:19
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—
10:28
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—
10:37
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10:45

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu afternoon, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Sat 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
-18°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
50
Strong winds from the SSE
(50 kph at 160).
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
1328 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB183E64S
1718 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC183E64S
1738 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1740 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
1745 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1746 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC182E64S
1757 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1759 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 300).
- 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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