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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 16 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sun morning, min -40°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
km/h
70
WSW
80
WSW
60
W
45
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
25
SSW
35
SW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-37
-38
-38
-38
-39
-39
-40
-36
-34
-34
-33
-31
-30
-29
-29
-29
-28
min °C
-38
-39
-38
-39
-40
-39
-40
-39
-35
-34
-34
-33
-30
-29
-29
-29
-29
 chill °C
-63
-65
-62
-58
-52
-53
-57
-56
-50
-48
-46
-42
-40
-40
-43
-45
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
4100
2050
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-39-39-37-38-38-40-42-38-34-33-32-31-30-29-29-28-26-38-39-38-39-40-39-40-38-35-34-34-32-30-29-29-29-29-38-40-42-43-42-39-38-37-38-38-37-34-30-28-29-30-31
Sunrise
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 -34°C on Sun morning, min -40°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Tue night, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue 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
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-32° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
1328 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
2634 km N
6m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATB231E65S
2744 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC231E65S
2749 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATC236E66S
2771 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WNW
(40 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB232E65S
2778 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WNW
(49 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATC232E65S
2781 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 291).
- km
ASCATC237E66S
2789 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC233E65S
2790 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 287).
- 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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