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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed morning, min -41°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2100
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
2150
4200
2250
2150
2150
2100
km/h
15
NNW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
WNW
45
W
70
W
75
WSW
80
WSW
80
WSW
65
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-26
-26
-22
-22
-22
-18
-17
-17
-21
-30
-31
-33
-38
-39
-40
-40
-39
-36
min °C
-26
-26
-25
-22
-22
-21
-18
-18
-28
-31
-32
-37
-38
-40
-41
-40
-40
-39
 chill °C
-36
-36
-33
-30
-30
-29
-27
-27
-43
-52
-55
-62
-64
-66
-66
-60
-59
-58
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-25-25-24-23-20-19-20-24-29-31-37-41-42-42-40-39-38-26-26-24-22-22-20-18-18-25-31-32-35-38-40-41-40-40-38-26-25-21-18-19-17-14-13-23-32-32-32-33-34-38-40-40-37
Sunrise
10:22
10:12
10:03
9:53
9:45
9:37
Sunset
4:27
4:36
4:45
4:53
5:01
5:09

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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 -17°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed morning, min -41°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Wed night, moderate winds from the SW by Fri 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
-25°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the ESE
(37 kph at 110).
2.1 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
59 minutes ago
-21°C
-
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
50 km
Mid: few
ASCATB169E64S
1651 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 136).
- km
ASCATB169E63S
1662 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SE
(27 kph at 140).
- km
ASCATC181E65S
1678 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 29).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
1684 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the NE
(21 kph at 37).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
1684 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATC182E64S
1696 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNE
(23 kph at 27).
- km
ASCATB177E64S
1698 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the ESE
(26 kph at 102).
- km
ASCATC177E64S
1710 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the E
(23 kph at 94).
- 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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