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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat morning, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the SW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -37°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3950
4750
5100
5150
2100
2100
2100
km/h
5
WSW
20
SW
40
SW
45
SW
25
WSW
5
SSE
25
SSW
20
SW
65
SW
35
SW
15
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
50
SW
75
SW
80
SW
75
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-24
-26
-28
-31
-33
-35
-34
-32
-32
-36
-35
-31
-30
-29
-30
-29
-29
-29
min °C
-24
-27
-31
-32
-34
-37
-35
-34
-36
-37
-37
-34
-30
-29
-30
-30
-29
-31
 chill °C
-30
-42
-50
-50
-46
-50
-50
-48
-58
-51
-50
-50
-46
-45
-48
-52
-51
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-24-27-30-32-35-36-33-34-36-35-34-32-29-28-28-29-30-24-27-30-32-34-36-35-33-34-37-36-33-30-29-30-30-29-30-25-29-32-34-36-37-35-36-35-38-37-30-27-29-32-30-30-31
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 -24°C on Sat morning, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the SW by Mon night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -37°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the SW by Thu 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
-30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 80).
6.0 km
Low: broken
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 170).
26 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
4 hours ago
-67° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
128
Extremely windy from the E
(128 kph at 80).
<100m
Mid: sky obscured
Davis
2564 km SW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: scattered
2634 km N
475m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
snow showers
Snow showers.
41
Strong winds from the W
(41 kph at 270).
35 km
ASCATB105E61S
2700 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WNW
(27 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB102E62S
2701 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATB103E61S
2701 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 344).
- km
ASCATB101E62S
2704 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 335).
- 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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