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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sat 20 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue night, min -40°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
40
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
40
WSW
25
W
5
WSW
10
S
15
S
25
S
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Snowflake cm
4
2
 mm
max °C
-21
-20
-21
-22
-22
-23
-25
-25
-26
-27
-31
-32
-33
-38
-39
-37
-36
-34
-32
min °C
-21
-21
-21
-22
-23
-24
-25
-26
-27
-30
-31
-32
-37
-39
-40
-40
-37
-35
-33
 chill °C
-35
-35
-34
-34
-33
-33
-33
-41
-44
-49
-50
-52
-58
-58
-55
-53
-49
-48
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2100
2100
3000
9250
8050
5100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-25-24-24-22-20-21-23-24-25-28-30-32-35-39-40-39-38-37-36-21-21-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-29-31-32-35-39-40-39-37-35-33-15-15-17-22-27-29-30-30-31-33-35-36-39-42-43-41-36-34-27
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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Tue night, min -40°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (70 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
ASCATB177E75S
543 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the S
(47 kph at 183).
- km
ASCATC129E63S
1931 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WNW
(58 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATB127E64S
1956 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATC127E64S
1956 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 284).
- km
ASCATB126E64S
1978 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATC126E64S
1979 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WNW
(60 kph at 288).
- km
ASCATB125E64S
1992 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the WNW
(63 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC125E64S
1997 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC128E63S
2002 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 292).
- 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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