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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed night, min -38°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -37°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2100
2150
4750
2150
2150
2100
2100
2050
2750
2150
2100
2150
km/h
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
30
WSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
20
SW
45
WSW
55
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-32
-35
-36
-36
-36
-34
-34
-30
-28
-27
-32
-33
-29
-32
-31
-30
-32
min °C
-33
-33
-35
-37
-38
-37
-35
-34
-33
-29
-27
-37
-34
-30
-35
-34
-31
-33
 chill °C
-44
-47
-49
-53
-49
-50
-47
-46
-44
-40
-38
-52
-48
-48
-57
-49
-42
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-35-37-38-37-35-35-33-32-31-37-35-32-36-33-32-33-33-33-35-37-37-37-35-34-32-29-27-35-34-30-34-33-31-33-32-33-37-38-38-39-35-35-31-24-21-30-31-26-32-33-30-33
Sunrise
7:22
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:07
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:41
—
—
Sunset
—
9:08
—
—
9:16
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:31
—
—
9:38
—
—
9:46
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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Wed night, min -38°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -37°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-25°C
clear
Clear
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
10.0 km
1328 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
ASCATC135E63S
1875 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATC134E63S
1883 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 340).
- km
ASCATC133E63S
1893 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB132E63S
1902 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 299).
- km
ASCATC132E63S
1915 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB131E63S
1918 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATC131E63S
1922 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 319).
- km
ASCATC135E62S
1941 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 303).
- 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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