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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Sat 14 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, gales from the S by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2200
2150
2100
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
km/h
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
60
S
45
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
20
S
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
4
—
—
—
—
1
4
4
2
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-24
-24
-23
-21
-21
-19
-19
-21
-20
-17
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-16
-18
min °C
-25
-24
-25
-24
-22
-22
-20
-20
-21
-21
-18
-17
-17
-15
-15
-16
-17
-19
 chill °C
-37
-35
-36
-35
-35
-35
-31
-37
-36
-33
-29
-28
-27
-26
-27
-26
-29
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-27-26-25-24-23-24-25-25-22-19-20-19-19-20-21-22-25-24-25-24-22-22-20-20-21-21-18-17-17-15-15-16-17-19-18-18-21-19-16-19-14-12-15-14-11-13-11-8-8-8-10-13
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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—
12:00
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—
12:00
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12:00
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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 Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, gales from the S by Mon afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the S by Thu 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
176 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
182 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
SANTA FECITOLA
663 km N
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 46 degs) was rejected.
1322 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: few
High: broken
DomeA
1574 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
SHIP241
1687 km NW
-m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
ASCATB212E63S
2388 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB213E63S
2447 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 316).
- km
ASCATB214E63S
2493 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the NW
(36 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB215E63S
2523 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 322).
- 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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