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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sun morning, min -38°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri afternoon, min -37°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Fri night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2050
2050
2100
km/h
10
WSW
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
5
S
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-33
-34
-33
-32
-35
-35
-35
-37
-36
-35
-34
-31
-27
-26
-27
-23
-23
min °C
-32
-34
-35
-33
-33
-35
-35
-36
-38
-37
-36
-36
-33
-29
-30
-29
-25
-33
 chill °C
-40
-47
-49
-46
-47
-51
-52
-50
-48
-48
-51
-50
-43
-40
-42
-41
-38
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-36-36-33-33-35-35-36-38-37-37-36-34-31-31-31-27-29-32-34-35-33-33-35-35-36-38-37-36-35-32-28-28-28-24-28-34-31-33-33-33-37-36-37-39-38-36-38-33-26-24-23-18-24
Sunrise
8:30
—
—
7:22
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:07
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:50
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:01
—
9:08
—
—
9:16
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:31
—
—
9:38
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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sun morning, min -38°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri afternoon, min -37°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Fri 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
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: overcast
1328 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
ASCATC145E63S
1793 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 231).
- km
ASCATC146E63S
1801 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 233).
- km
ASCATC149E62S
1805 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the WSW
(68 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC146E62S
1812 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the WSW
(68 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATC148E62S
1814 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WSW
(61 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATC145E62S
1816 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 243).
- km
ASCATC147E62S
1820 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the W
(63 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC150E62S
1828 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
65
Gales from the WSW
(65 kph at 249).
- 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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