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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, gales from the S by Wed morning).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2050
2150
2100
2200
2050
2150
2100
2100
2100
2050
2100
km/h
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
45
S
35
SSE
35
S
35
SSW
45
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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2
4
2
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 mm
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-22
-24
-24
-25
-24
-24
-24
-23
-22
-20
-19
-21
-18
-17
-15
-15
min °C
-22
-24
-24
-24
-26
-25
-24
-25
-24
-23
-23
-20
-21
-20
-17
-16
-16
 chill °C
-33
-35
-34
-35
-38
-37
-36
-37
-35
-36
-36
-33
-36
-34
-29
-28
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, gales from the S by Wed morning).

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
176 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
182 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 090 to 170 degs)
(24 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
409 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1322 km S
507m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
1323 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-47°C
-
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
31 km
Mid: clear
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
1555 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-47°C
-
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
31 km
Mid: clear
WilkinsRunwayEast
1962 km W
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 60).
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
50 km
Mid: few
SHIP2359
2563 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 20).
SHIP4966
2563 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
36
Fresh winds from the NNE
(36 kph at 20).
- 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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