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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu afternoon, min -28°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
4050
4000
4200
4800
2100
2100
2100
3450
3800
km/h
30
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
0
WSW
5
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
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—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-26
-28
-27
-27
-25
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
-25
-25
-26
-24
-24
-25
min °C
-25
-28
-28
-27
-28
-26
-24
-26
-25
-24
-26
-26
-26
-27
-25
-24
-26
 chill °C
-36
-39
-39
-34
-33
-34
-34
-33
-25
-24
-36
-35
-26
-32
-33
-32
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-30-31-30-29-27-26-26-26-27-28-29-29-28-27-26-26-24-27-28-27-28-26-24-25-25-24-26-26-26-27-25-24-26-17-22-22-22-26-22-20-25-22-20-23-20-20-24-21-20-25
Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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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 -22°C on Thu afternoon, min -28°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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
182 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
48
Strong winds from the SSE
(48 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
1322 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 120).
0.4 km
1323 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Mid: sky obscured
DomeA
1574 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
SHIP5906
2217 km W
15m alt.
5 hours ago
-2°C
61
Near gales from the ESE
(62 kph at 120).
- km
SHIP4980
2246 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
-2°C
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(51 kph at 110).
- km
SHIP3358
2260 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(49 kph at 120).
0.4 km
SHIP4565
2260 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
36
Fresh winds from the ESE
(36 kph at 120).
- km
SHIP9382
2260 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
partially cloudy
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 120).
0.5 km
SHIP9428
2260 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-2°C
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(49 kph at 120).
0.4 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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