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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue afternoon, min -35°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Wed night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
5250
2400
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
4800
km/h
30
S
15
SSW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
N
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
WNW
40
W
60
W
80
WSW
75
WSW
80
WSW
70
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-24
-25
-26
-26
-22
-22
-22
-18
-17
-19
-22
-30
-30
-32
-33
-34
-34
min °C
-25
-27
-27
-26
-25
-22
-22
-21
-18
-19
-28
-30
-31
-34
-34
-35
-35
 chill °C
-38
-27
-40
-38
-35
-29
-30
-29
-28
-30
-43
-47
-53
-58
-58
-59
-59
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-27-26-25-24-24-23-20-18-20-24-27-29-34-35-36-35-25-26-27-26-24-22-22-20-18-19-25-30-31-33-34-35-35-19-23-27-26-21-18-20-17-15-16-24-31-31-31-31-31-32
Sunrise
10:22
10:12
10:03
9:53
9:45
Sunset
4:16
4:27
4:36
4:45
4:53
5:01

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -27°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue afternoon, min -35°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-17°C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
410 km NNE
29m alt.
54 minutes ago
-17°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: overcast
1328 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
54 minutes ago
-17°C
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 100).
40 km
Mid: clear
1555 km S
2835m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: few
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
54 minutes ago
-18°C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Davis
2564 km SW
23m alt.
54 minutes ago
-18°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
2634 km N
6m alt.
54 minutes ago
3°C
Nearby precipitation but not falling at station.
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 270).
35 km
2877 km NNE
16m alt.
54 minutes ago
5°C
-
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 270).
BaseBelgranoII
2893 km S
256m alt.
54 minutes ago
-28°C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: few

* 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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