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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, near gales from the S by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Wed night, moderate winds from the S by Thu night).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2250
2200
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
3100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
km/h
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
30
SW
30
S
60
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
40
SW
30
S
50
S
50
S
45
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
3
2
—
—
—
1
3
5
2
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-24
-25
-23
-21
-21
-18
-18
-22
-19
-17
-17
-15
-15
-15
-16
-18
-17
min °C
-25
-24
-26
-24
-22
-22
-19
-20
-24
-22
-18
-18
-17
-15
-16
-17
-18
-18
 chill °C
-37
-35
-36
-35
-34
-35
-31
-36
-38
-35
-29
-31
-29
-29
-30
-30
-30
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-27-26-25-23-22-23-27-24-21-19-20-19-20-21-23-21-25-24-26-24-22-22-19-19-23-21-18-18-16-15-16-17-18-18-18-18-22-18-16-20-13-12-16-14-11-15-10-8-9-10-11-13
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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—
12:00
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—
12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon morning, min -26°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, near gales from the S by Mon afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Wed night, moderate winds from the S by Thu 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 200).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-7°C
-
39
Strong winds from the SE
(39 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: few
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
ASCATC127E64S
1890 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC126E64S
1904 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the W
(42 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC125E64S
1923 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC124E64S
1955 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the W
(38 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB124E64S
1959 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 269).
- km
WilkinsRunwayEast
1962 km W
755m alt.
1 hour ago
-9°C
-
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 40).

* 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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