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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 5 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun morning, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2050
2050
km/h
30
WSW
5
NNW
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
35
S
30
S
20
S
20
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
E
30
SE
30
SSE
30
S
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Snowflake cm
1
2
 mm
max °C
-34
-35
-36
-36
-33
-32
-31
-29
-28
-28
-29
-29
-29
-29
-30
-33
-34
min °C
-34
-36
-36
-36
-36
-33
-31
-31
-29
-28
-29
-29
-29
-30
-31
-34
-35
 chill °C
-51
-42
-49
-53
-54
-50
-48
-47
-42
-40
-40
-35
-29
-30
-47
-52
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-37-38-38-37-36-35-33-32-31-31-31-30-31-34-37-37-34-36-36-36-35-33-31-30-29-28-29-29-29-30-31-34-35-36-36-34-32-30-27-25-24-23-23-26-28-29-28-25-27-28
Sunrise
7:43
7:35
7:28
7:20
7:13
Sunset
6:46
6:54
7:01
7:08
7:15
7:22

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun morning, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun afternoon, min -35°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue 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
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-25°C
light snow
Light snow.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 120).
4.7 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-26°C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
50 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB181E65S
1686 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
1698 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1701 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC183E65S
1704 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB183E65S
1708 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC176E64S
1720 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1724 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the W
(34 kph at 268).
- 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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