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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun afternoon, min -38°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2150
4350
2100
2100
2100
2050
2150
2150
2100
2050
2150
km/h
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
S
20
SSE
30
SE
30
S
25
SW
25
W
40
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-36
-34
-34
-29
-26
-31
-32
-30
-32
-32
-34
-36
-34
-32
-31
-31
min °C
-36
-35
-34
-33
-27
-34
-35
-31
-32
-34
-35
-37
-38
-33
-32
-33
 chill °C
-48
-47
-46
-39
-39
-50
-52
-45
-47
-52
-48
-48
-49
-52
-52
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-36-35-33-30-37-37-32-33-33-34-36-35-32-31-31-36-35-34-31-27-33-34-31-32-33-35-37-36-33-32-32-38-36-35-32-22-26-30-28-31-34-35-35-37-34-34-37
Sunrise
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7:07
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:33
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—
Sunset
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:31
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9:38
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9:46
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9:54
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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 -26°C on Thu morning, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun afternoon, min -38°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-31°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-25°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-22°C
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 120).
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
-
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 40).
Mid: overcast
ASCATB120E63S
2196 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATB121E62S
2221 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATB120E62S
2305 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NW
(29 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATB119E62S
2321 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB118E62S
2346 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB117E62S
2364 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 210).
- 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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