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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 10 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5250
4850
3200
4050
2100
2050
2050
2100
2150
2150
km/h
45
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-28
-27
-27
-26
-26
-24
-25
-28
-28
-25
-26
-27
-28
-30
-30
-31
min °C
-31
-27
-27
-27
-28
-25
-28
-29
-28
-27
-26
-27
-29
-30
-31
-34
 chill °C
-50
-40
-40
-44
-43
-36
-40
-41
-38
-32
-31
-34
-37
-41
-44
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-24-24-24-23-22-24-25-24-25-28-29-30-29-29-31-30-27-27-27-27-25-27-29-28-26-26-27-29-30-31-33-33-32-32-30-31-27-28-32-32-26-24-23-25-30-33-35
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
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 Wed afternoon, min -31°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -34°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
-28° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Mid: few
ASCATC141E64S
1741 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NE
(54 kph at 34).
- km
ASCATC140E64S
1754 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NE
(58 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATC139E64S
1770 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
66
Gales from the NE
(66 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATC138E64S
1780 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
67
Gales from the NE
(67 kph at 38).
- km
ASCATC137E64S
1792 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
65
Gales from the NE
(65 kph at 43).
- km
ASCATC142E63S
1795 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNE
(58 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATC136E64S
1809 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
62
Gales from the NE
(62 kph at 40).
- km
ASCATC135E64S
1824 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NE
(58 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATC134E64S
1839 km WNW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NE
(59 kph at 43).
- 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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