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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Wed 17 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -36°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat morning, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
km/h
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
40
S
30
S
25
S
10
SW
15
W
25
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
4
2
2
max °C
-35
-35
-34
-32
-30
-29
-29
-27
-24
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-24
-25
min °C
-36
-35
-35
-33
-31
-30
-29
-28
-27
-23
-22
-22
-22
-23
-24
-24
-24
-28
-46
-44
-45
-45
-44
-44
-42
-40
-41
-38
-37
-36
-37
-37
-35
-32
-34
-42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2150
2050
2100
2100
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
2050
2100
2100
2100
2150
9500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-34-33-33-33-33-32-30-28-25-25-26-26-26-24-22-22-24-36-35-35-33-31-30-29-28-26-23-22-22-22-23-24-24-24-27-38-39-38-33-29-25-26-25-22-19-16-15-15-17-22-27-30-31
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 -24°C on Fri night, min -36°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat morning, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon 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.
3 hours ago
-23° C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the ESE
(19 kph at 120).
10.0 km
1328 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
ASCATC215E64S
2420 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 315).
- km
ASCATB213E63S
2421 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NW
(32 kph at 321).
- km
ASCATB215E64S
2430 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB216E64S
2433 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC216E64S
2438 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATC214E64S
2442 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 332).
- km
ASCATB214E63S
2443 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 331).
- km
ASCATB214E64S
2448 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 324).
- 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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