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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed morning, min -31°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2100
2150
2100
2100
2100
km/h
45
SSW
50
SSW
20
WSW
10
SW
0
WSW
10
WNW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
35
WSW
50
SW
55
WSW
55
WSW
60
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-25
-25
-27
-30
-31
-26
-25
-27
-27
-30
-32
-32
-31
-30
-29
-30
-30
-30
min °C
-29
-26
-30
-31
-31
-30
-26
-27
-29
-32
-33
-33
-31
-30
-29
-30
-31
-30
 chill °C
-47
-43
-39
-37
-31
-39
-42
-44
-42
-40
-40
-41
-45
-46
-46
-49
-51
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-25-27-28-28-26-23-25-25-28-30-30-28-27-27-27-28-28-27-26-29-31-31-28-26-27-28-31-33-33-31-30-29-30-31-30-29-26-30-33-33-31-28-29-31-34-35-35-34-34-34-35-34-34
Sunrise
12:00
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 -25°C on Wed morning, min -31°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Sun night, min -33°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SW by Mon 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.
2 hours ago
-20° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATC128E64S
1887 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATC130E64S
1894 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC129E64S
1894 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC127E64S
1895 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 345).
- km
ASCATB128E64S
1904 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NNW
(53 kph at 346).
- km
ASCATB127E64S
1911 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the NNW
(56 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATC130E63S
1916 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNW
(44 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATC125E64S
1917 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATC126E64S
1921 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NNW
(54 kph at 332).
- 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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