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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 31 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri morning, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, gales from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the SW by Wed night).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5000
5350
7750
2100
2150
2100
km/h
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
75
SW
85
SW
60
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
60
SW
65
SW
95
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-31
-32
-32
-33
-33
-32
-33
-33
-34
-32
-31
-28
-29
-31
-34
-32
-32
-30
min °C
-31
-32
-32
-33
-33
-32
-33
-33
-35
-34
-32
-30
-30
-33
-35
-33
-32
-34
 chill °C
-48
-50
-50
-52
-52
-51
-53
-54
-59
-58
-56
-52
-42
-50
-53
-54
-54
-60
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-29-30-30-29-31-32-34-34-31-27-30-33-33-31-30-33-31-32-32-33-33-32-33-33-35-33-32-29-30-32-35-33-32-32-34-34-35-36-36-36-36-36-36-33-32-31-29-31-37-35-34-32
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 -31°C on Fri morning, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri morning, gales from the SW by Sun night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the SW by Wed 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-44° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-32° C
light snow
Light snow.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
4.5 km
Mid: few
High: overcast
1328 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
ASCATB127E63S
1961 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 123).
- km
ASCATB128E63S
2038 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 117).
- km
ASCATB128E62S
2060 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the ESE
(16 kph at 117).
- km
ASCATB127E62S
2072 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SE
(18 kph at 126).
- km
ASCATB126E63S
2073 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the ESE
(29 kph at 117).
- km
ASCATB124E63S
2074 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the SE
(42 kph at 132).
- km
ASCATB123E63S
2089 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the SSE
(49 kph at 164).
- 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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