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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 11 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
3650
7600
2100
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
km/h
45
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
5
NNW
10
SE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
SE
10
SE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-32
-34
-35
-36
-36
-36
-33
-32
-31
-29
-28
-28
-29
-30
-31
-31
min °C
-34
-35
-35
-36
-36
-36
-36
-33
-31
-30
-29
-29
-30
-31
-31
-32
 chill °C
-54
-54
-52
-47
-47
-51
-53
-49
-46
-43
-39
-37
-36
-38
-38
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-36-36-37-38-38-37-36-34-32-31-31-32-33-33-34-33-35-35-36-36-36-35-33-31-30-29-29-30-31-31-32-36-37-37-37-34-32-31-27-25-25-25-24-26-28-28-28
Sunrise
7:50
7:43
7:35
7:28
7:20
Sunset
6:46
6:54
7:01
7:08
7:15

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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 Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun morning, min -33°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue 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.
1 hour ago
-22°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 350 to 070 degs)
(15 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
1328 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
ASCATB146E63S
1798 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB143E63S
1818 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB151E62S
1873 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 216).
- km
ASCATB150E62S
1877 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB149E62S
1883 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 220).
- km
ASCATB148E62S
1896 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SW
(38 kph at 234).
- km
ASCATB147E62S
1900 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 243).
- 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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