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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 5 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu morning, min -39°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, near gales from the S by Thu morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
2150
2050
2100
2100
km/h
25
SSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
20
S
20
S
15
WSW
25
SW
40
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
20
S
50
S
35
SSE
35
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
2
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-31
-31
-31
-32
-34
-33
-33
-34
-34
-37
-37
-34
-32
-25
-24
-25
-24
min °C
-33
-31
-31
-31
-33
-35
-34
-34
-36
-36
-38
-39
-36
-33
-30
-24
-26
-27
 chill °C
-48
-45
-44
-40
-46
-50
-48
-50
-53
-53
-49
-49
-51
-46
-42
-41
-42
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-33-32-33-35-37-35-35-35-36-39-39-37-34-30-28-29-30-33-31-31-31-33-35-34-34-35-35-38-38-35-33-28-24-26-26-32-33-35-33-29-32-32-33-37-36-39-39-35-33-25-17-18-19
Sunrise
6:41
—
—
7:33
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:01
—
—
Sunset
—
7:51
—
—
8:58
—
—
8:06
—
—
8:13
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—
8:20
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—
8:28
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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 Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu morning, min -39°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, near gales from the S by Thu morning).

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
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
58 minutes ago
-19°C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC185E65S
1683 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the WSW
(58 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATC186E65S
1695 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB190E66S
1695 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB188E65S
1697 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WSW
(51 kph at 253).
- km
ASCATB186E65S
1699 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 248).
- km
ASCATB187E65S
1703 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 246).
- km
ASCATC184E65S
1707 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the WSW
(60 kph at 240).
- km
ASCATC189E66S
1708 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 264).
- 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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