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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 19 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun morning, min -34°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri night, near gales from the S by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
20
W
15
W
10
SSE
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
30
S
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
S
55
S
25
S
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
2
3
1
max °C
-35
-37
-36
-35
-35
-34
-33
-33
-32
-34
-33
-32
-31
-29
-25
-24
-24
-28
min °C
-36
-39
-40
-36
-36
-35
-33
-33
-33
-34
-34
-33
-32
-30
-28
-24
-26
-29
-50
-47
-40
-52
-50
-49
-49
-50
-49
-49
-49
-47
-48
-48
-46
-40
-42
-43
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2050
2050
2100
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-37-39-38-37-36-35-35-35-36-36-34-33-32-30-28-29-32-36-38-38-36-36-35-33-33-33-34-34-33-32-30-27-24-25-29-37-40-36-31-32-32-31-29-29-30-29-32-30-26-21-17-18-23
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu night, min -40°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun morning, min -34°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri night, near gales from the S by Sun 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
-28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
1328 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATC147E65S
1560 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 45).
- km
ASCATC146E65S
1562 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the NE
(10 kph at 56).
- km
ASCATC150E64S
1575 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the NNE
(29 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATC145E65S
1581 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATC147E64S
1583 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATC144E65S
1586 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
3
Calm
(3 kph at 12).
- km
ASCATC152E64S
1588 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the ENE
(23 kph at 56).
- km
ASCATC148E64S
1589 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 11).
- 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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