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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -37°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue night, min -36°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
3850
2100
2100
2100
2050
2150
2100
2100
2100
km/h
85
WSW
80
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
25
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
15
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
20
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-26
-27
-28
-30
-30
-31
-33
-35
-35
-36
-36
-34
-35
-35
-32
-33
-33
-29
min °C
-26
-27
-31
-31
-31
-33
-34
-36
-37
-36
-36
-36
-35
-35
-35
-33
-33
-32
 chill °C
-47
-48
-51
-50
-50
-51
-48
-42
-45
-49
-51
-50
-44
-45
-44
-46
-50
-47
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-27-28-29-29-30-31-34-36-37-38-36-35-33-33-35-36-32-26-27-30-31-31-32-34-36-36-36-36-35-35-35-34-33-33-31-23-25-29-32-32-34-37-38-35-32-32-32-34-37-34-30-29-27
Sunrise
9:45
9:37
9:27
9:18
9:11
9:03
Sunset
5:01
5:09
5:19
5:25
5:34
5:42

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -37°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue night, min -36°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-29°C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
1.2 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-20°C
clear
Clear
24
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 090 to 200 degs)
(24 kph at 120).
10.0 km
ASCATB146E63S
1721 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the ESE
(45 kph at 111).
- km
ASCATB147E63S
1730 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the ESE
(46 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATC147E63S
1732 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the ESE
(49 kph at 112).
- km
ASCATB153E63S
1732 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATB145E63S
1736 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the ESE
(45 kph at 110).
- km
ASCATC144E63S
1739 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the ESE
(56 kph at 117).
- km
ASCATB144E63S
1744 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the ESE
(44 kph at 113).
- km
ASCATB143E63S
1744 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the ESE
(46 kph at 118).
- 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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