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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu morning, min -35°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -33°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2050
2100
2100
2200
2200
5000
4300
6050
2100
2100
2050
km/h
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
WSW
30
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
15
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
35
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
SSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-26
-33
-31
-30
-34
-34
-35
-34
-32
-31
-31
-32
-31
-30
-26
-23
-22
-21
min °C
-27
-34
-34
-33
-34
-35
-35
-35
-34
-32
-32
-33
-32
-30
-29
-23
-22
-23
 chill °C
-43
-50
-50
-50
-51
-45
-42
-47
-51
-52
-52
-52
-43
-41
-40
-34
-33
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-38-35-33-36-34-35-34-32-31-32-32-32-31-28-26-26-24-27-34-33-32-34-35-35-35-33-32-32-33-32-30-28-23-22-22-21-27-30-29-32-36-35-34-35-33-33-36-34-30-30-19-17-20
Sunrise
6:58
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
—
9:31
—
—
9:38
—
—
9:46
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—
9:54
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—
—
10:02
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—
10:10

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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 -26°C on Thu morning, min -35°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Tue night, min -33°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue 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
-24°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
-
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATB171E63S
1770 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
85
Severe gales from the WSW
(85 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
1771 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
84
Severe gales from the WSW
(84 kph at 245).
- km
ASCATB173E63S
1774 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
87
Stormy winds from the WSW
(87 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATC171E63S
1784 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
84
Severe gales from the WSW
(84 kph at 249).
- km
ASCATC173E63S
1785 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
90
Stormy winds from the WSW
(90 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATC172E63S
1791 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
85
Severe gales from the WSW
(85 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB171E62S
1792 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
80
Severe gales from the W
(80 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATB172E62S
1795 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
83
Severe gales from the WSW
(83 kph at 256).
- 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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