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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu night, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, gales from the S by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2050
2050
2100
2150
2100
2100
2100
km/h
30
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
25
W
5
NW
25
SE
35
SSE
45
S
55
S
35
SSE
25
S
30
S
45
SSW
25
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
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Snowflake cm
4
1
1
 mm
max °C
-37
-37
-39
-40
-39
-40
-36
-30
-24
-32
-32
-26
-25
-26
-25
-28
-30
-27
min °C
-38
-38
-41
-41
-39
-42
-37
-33
-27
-34
-35
-30
-26
-26
-26
-30
-31
-30
 chill °C
-57
-59
-60
-58
-39
-60
-56
-52
-45
-51
-51
-45
-41
-40
-36
-37
-37
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-40-40-39-41-38-35-29-36-36-31-29-29-28-30-30-29-38-38-40-41-39-41-37-32-26-33-34-28-26-26-26-29-31-29-40-41-44-45-42-41-33-26-19-28-30-24-20-22-22-27-30-26
Sunrise
11:18
11:07
10:55
10:44
10:33
10:22
Sunset
3:33
3:45
3:56
4:07
4:16
4:27

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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 -24°C on Thu night, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, gales from the S by Thu night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat morning, min -35°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm 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
-30°C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (17 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 170).
2.0 km
Mid: clear
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
ASCATC153E64S
1637 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATC154E64S
1640 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 223).
- km
ASCATC155E63S
1648 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the WSW
(43 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATC154E63S
1650 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC156E63S
1658 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SW
(46 kph at 232).
- km
ASCATC153E63S
1661 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC157E63S
1669 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 242).
- 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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