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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun morning, min -38°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -36°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, severe gales from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2150
3200
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
km/h
45
WSW
25
WSW
10
SSE
25
SSW
25
SW
55
WSW
15
SW
15
S
35
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
45
WSW
75
SW
80
SW
70
WSW
65
WSW
55
WSW
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-31
-33
-36
-34
-33
-36
-36
-35
-32
-31
-31
-30
-31
-30
-29
-32
-35
-35
min °C
-31
-36
-37
-35
-34
-38
-37
-35
-33
-32
-31
-31
-31
-31
-30
-33
-35
-36
 chill °C
-49
-46
-37
-51
-53
-59
-50
-48
-49
-49
-48
-50
-53
-54
-51
-54
-57
-56
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-33-37-35-34-38-36-35-34-32-31-30-31-30-30-33-35-35-31-35-37-35-34-37-37-35-33-32-31-31-31-31-30-33-35-36-34-37-37-35-35-36-39-36-31-30-31-33-32-31-30-34-36-38
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:26
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
2:26

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun morning, min -38°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu night, min -36°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, severe gales from the SW by Thu 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
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
clear
Clear
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
2634 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Clouds dissolving.
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 300).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2877 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 280).
EnderbyIslandAws
3092 km N
40m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 300).
ASCATB264E68S
3183 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATC264E68S
3187 km SE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 85).
- km
ASCATC87E60S
3200 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the WSW
(32 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB260E67S
3210 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNE
(18 kph at 22).
- 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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