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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
5350
2100
2050
2050
2100
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2200
2150
2100
km/h
10
ESE
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
30
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-24
-23
-23
-24
-23
-21
-21
-21
-19
-20
-22
-23
-26
-25
-24
-24
min °C
-26
-26
-24
-23
-25
-24
-22
-21
-21
-20
-23
-23
-24
-27
-26
-24
-25
 chill °C
-33
-33
-34
-31
-36
-36
-36
-35
-35
-34
-35
-34
-35
-34
-33
-32
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-27-27-26-27-27-25-25-25-24-23-24-23-25-26-26-26-26-25-24-23-25-24-22-21-21-20-22-23-24-27-26-24-25-24-22-18-17-22-18-15-14-14-13-18-21-23-27-23-21-23
Sunrise
—
—
12:00
—
—
4:13
—
—
3:58
—
—
3:42
—
—
3:21
—
—
Sunset
—
11:47
12:00
—
—
12:01
—
—
12:15
—
—
12:32
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—
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 -21°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sun night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm 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
-19°C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 330 to 070 degs)
(17 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-19°C
-
70
Gales from the SE
(70 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: few
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB183E65S
1714 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
1716 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC183E65S
1717 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WSW
(38 kph at 239).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1725 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the W
(14 kph at 272).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
1726 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the W
(14 kph at 269).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1735 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1741 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the W
(23 kph at 275).
- 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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