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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Fri 13 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
10
N
20
ESE
20
SSE
10
SSE
0
NE
10
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
25
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
W
15
W
2
4
3
1
max °C
-18
-19
-21
-21
-19
-17
-18
-20
-20
-22
-23
-24
-25
-25
-24
-24
-23
-22
-21
min °C
-19
-20
-21
-22
-21
-18
-20
-20
-21
-23
-24
-24
-27
-26
-25
-24
-23
-22
-23
-27
-29
-32
-29
-21
-24
-28
-30
-36
-39
-40
-39
-37
-35
-34
-33
-32
-31
-33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
2050
2050
2100
2100
2050
2050
2150
3450
4000
5300
5200
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-22-24-24-22-20-21-21-23-23-24-26-27-27-26-25-23-22-21-19-20-21-22-20-18-19-20-21-23-24-24-26-26-25-24-23-22-22-15-15-16-18-16-13-16-18-18-23-23-22-26-25-22-24-23-21-23
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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 80).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-7° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 140).
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
ASCATC170E77S
308 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATB170E77S
319 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the ESE
(29 kph at 115).
- km
ASCATC171E77S
325 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the ESE
(29 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATB171E77S
336 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
- km
ASCATB172E77S
349 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ESE
(23 kph at 108).
- 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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