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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu afternoon, min -28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
4600
2200
2200
2100
2050
2050
2100
2200
2100
2100
2100
2100
km/h
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
40
S
45
S
20
SSW
25
SW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
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Snowflake cm
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1
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-22
-21
-20
-19
-21
-24
-25
-25
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
-21
-21
-23
-27
min °C
-24
-23
-22
-20
-20
-23
-25
-25
-26
-24
-22
-23
-22
-21
-22
-21
-25
-28
 chill °C
-35
-35
-35
-34
-34
-37
-36
-34
-35
-33
-31
-32
-31
-30
-30
-29
-36
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-25-24-24-23-25-25-26-25-25-25-24-23-23-24-27-30-24-23-22-20-20-22-25-25-26-23-22-23-22-21-22-21-24-28-18-16-15-13-12-20-24-24-25-19-17-20-18-16-18-16-18-23
Sunrise
4:13
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—
3:58
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—
3:42
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—
3:21
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—
2:56
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12:00
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Sunset
12:01
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—
12:15
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—
12:32
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—
12:51
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—
1:16
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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 Sun night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu afternoon, min -28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 320).
50 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
WilkinsRunwayEast
1962 km W
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 170).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC112E62S
2434 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 101).
- km
ASCATC113E62S
2457 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the E
(29 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATC111E62S
2467 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the ESE
(39 kph at 102).
- km
ASCATC113E61S
2467 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 86).
- km
ASCATC110E62S
2474 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 104).
- 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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