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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
SE
5
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-19
-18
-19
-19
-18
-19
-18
-18
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
-16
-17
-15
-13
-14
min°C
-20
-19
-21
-19
-18
-21
-19
-18
-19
-17
-17
-19
-18
-17
-18
-16
-14
-19
chill°C 
-30
-30
-30
-28
-28
-32
-28
-26
-23
-17
-17
-28
-26
-27
-29
-27
-22
-30
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2100
2050
4050
5500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-21-21-21-21-21-20-20-20-20-21-22-21-19-18-17-15-18-20-19-20-19-18-20-19-18-18-17-17-19-18-17-18-16-14-17-15-13-17-15-14-17-15-13-14-11-10-13-14-12-15-13-10-13
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 -17°C on Tue night, min -21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
176 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
182 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
SHIP2972
709 km ENE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(23 kph at 120).
- km
1322 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
10.0 km
ASCATC246E74S
2198 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SSW
(14 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATC246E74S
2226 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SSW
(14 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATC247E74S
2244 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 187).
- km
ASCATC249E74S
2253 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 177).
- km
ASCATC248E74S
2261 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 177).
- km
ASCATC246E73S
2273 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 237).
- 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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