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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2150
2100
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
4650
4600
4350
4600
2100
2100
2100
km/h
20
SSW
20
S
45
S
20
SSE
20
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
NW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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3
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-20
-21
-27
-28
-27
-27
-24
-23
-24
-23
-22
-24
-24
-24
-26
min °C
-27
-22
-23
-29
-28
-27
-28
-26
-23
-25
-24
-23
-24
-25
-25
-26
 chill °C
-40
-32
-35
-42
-41
-36
-34
-34
-32
-32
-24
-23
-30
-34
-31
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-25-26-31-32-30-28-26-25-24-25-25-26-28-28-28-26-21-22-28-28-27-28-25-23-25-24-23-24-25-25-26-24-16-15-22-23-22-26-22-20-24-21-20-21-18-19-23
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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12:00
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Sunset
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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

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

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.
3 hours ago
-16°C
moderate snow
Low drifting moderate snow.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
1328 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC171E63S
1784 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the E
(16 kph at 83).
- km
ASCATC173E63S
1795 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the E
(23 kph at 80).
- km
ASCATC172E63S
1797 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the E
(23 kph at 84).
- km
ASCATC173E62S
1806 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATB160E62S
1847 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 172).
- km
ASCATB162E62S
1851 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 178).
- km
ASCATB159E62S
1851 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the S
(43 kph at 169).
- 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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