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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 14 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu night, min -31°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon morning, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
km/h
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-28
-27
-27
-27
-30
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-30
-29
-29
-29
-31
-34
-36
min °C
-29
-28
-27
-28
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-30
-29
-30
-33
-35
-37
-40
-40
-34
-39
-41
-41
-41
-40
-43
-45
-48
-48
-46
-42
-44
-46
-45
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
2150
3800
4650
4950
7700
7350
5400
4450
4550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-28-27-27-28-28-28-28-28-27-27-27-26-28-31-33-35-29-28-27-28-31-31-31-31-31-31-31-30-29-30-32-35-37-27-26-27-28-32-33-33-34-34-34-33-32-31-31-33-37-38
Sunrise
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 -27°C on Thu night, min -31°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon morning, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

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
-14° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
-
56
Near gales from the SE
(56 kph at 130).
30 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC203E67S
1895 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 54).
- km
ASCATB199E66S
1904 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 227).
- km
ASCATB204E67S
1906 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNE
(51 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATC204E67S
1910 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNE
(52 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATC200E66S
1929 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SW
(42 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB200E66S
1931 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB205E67S
1944 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNE
(53 kph at 20).
- 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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