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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu night, min -37°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2100
2050
2100
2150
2800
2100
2100
9850
5200
2100
2100
4650
km/h
15
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
10
SW
10
W
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
15
NNW
20
NNE
20
NW
55
WSW
70
WSW
80
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-36
-32
-31
-28
-27
-27
-30
-29
-24
-23
-24
-24
-22
-23
-26
-35
-34
-33
min °C
-37
-35
-32
-30
-27
-30
-30
-30
-28
-24
-24
-26
-23
-25
-34
-35
-35
-34
 chill °C
-50
-50
-48
-48
-42
-42
-40
-40
-42
-39
-39
-40
-32
-38
-54
-56
-58
-58
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-34-30-27-25-26-27-26-23-21-21-22-21-25-31-34-34-32-37-34-32-29-27-29-30-30-26-24-24-25-23-24-30-35-35-34-38-33-33-32-31-32-33-33-29-26-27-27-23-22-29-35-34-34
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 Thu night, min -37°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
3.8 km
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
1328 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
ASCATB148E63S
1712 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC150E63S
1718 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 273).
- km
ASCATC147E63S
1719 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATC148E63S
1720 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC146E63S
1728 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB147E63S
1729 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC149E63S
1730 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the W
(58 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATB146E63S
1737 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 286).
- 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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