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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2200
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2050
2100
km/h
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
35
S
30
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
4
2
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-29
-26
-27
-28
-26
-25
-24
-23
-23
-23
-22
-21
-22
-21
-20
-21
min °C
-29
-29
-27
-28
-29
-27
-26
-26
-24
-23
-24
-22
-21
-22
-21
-20
-22
 chill °C
-37
-41
-40
-41
-43
-40
-36
-35
-35
-32
-34
-36
-35
-36
-34
-34
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-32-30-32-31-29-28-27-27-26-27-26-25-26-25-24-23-29-29-27-28-29-27-26-25-24-23-24-22-21-22-21-20-22-25-24-20-20-25-21-20-21-18-19-20-15-14-15-14-14-19
Sunrise
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—
4:50
—
—
4:37
—
—
12:00
—
—
4:13
—
—
3:58
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Sunset
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11:24
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11:36
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11:47
12:00
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—
12:01
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12:15
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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-26°C
light snow
Light snow.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
light snow
Light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 80).
5.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
410 km NNE
29m alt.
44 minutes ago
-21°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 260).
40 km
Mid: few
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1328 km S
507m alt.
54 minutes ago
-40°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
1.6 km
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
44 minutes ago
-12°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
50 km
Mid: few
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
1555 km S
2835m alt.
44 minutes ago
-40°C
light snow
Diamond dust.
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 270).
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-63°C
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
WilkinsRunwayEast
1962 km W
755m alt.
44 minutes ago
-13°C
-
46
Strong winds from the ENE
(46 kph at 60).
0.5 km
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
44 minutes ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
63
Gales from the ENE
(63 kph at 60).
45 km
Mid: overcast
Bharati
2522 km SW
35m alt.
44 minutes ago
-11°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 50).
20 km
Mid: clear

* 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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