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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
2100
4850
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
3650
2250
2150
2100
2050
2050
km/h
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
20
SSW
25
SW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-25
-24
-23
-23
-23
-23
-22
-22
-21
-20
-20
-23
-25
-25
-23
-23
-23
min °C
-29
-26
-26
-24
-23
-25
-25
-22
-22
-21
-20
-22
-24
-25
-26
-24
-23
-24
 chill °C
-38
-34
-33
-33
-30
-34
-37
-35
-36
-35
-34
-32
-35
-33
-34
-35
-34
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-27-27-27-26-26-28-25-26-25-25-22-25-26-26-27-26-24-28-26-25-24-23-24-24-22-22-21-20-21-24-25-26-24-23-24-26-23-22-18-17-22-18-15-15-14-13-18-22-23-23-18-17-22
Sunrise
4:37
—
—
12:00
—
—
4:13
—
—
3:58
—
—
3:42
—
—
3:21
—
—
Sunset
—
—
11:47
12:00
—
—
12:01
—
—
12:15
—
—
12:32
—
—
12:51
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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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 190 to 010 degs)
(17 kph at 350).
10.0 km
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2c149E63S
1702 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 312).
- km
hy2c148E63S
1711 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NW
(47 kph at 318).
- km
hy2c147E63S
1722 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 320).
- km
hy2c152E63S
1728 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 308).
- km
hy2c146E63S
1735 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NW
(46 kph at 325).
- km
hy2c151E63S
1737 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NW
(53 kph at 310).
- km
hy2c153E63S
1741 km N
15m alt.
4 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 308).
- 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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