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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun night, min -35°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
2200
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2250
4250
km/h
25
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
25
S
20
S
15
NNW
10
NW
0
NNE
15
SE
15
SE
0
NW
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-34
-34
-26
-25
-25
-25
-26
-25
-23
-24
-25
-22
-21
-20
-20
-22
-25
-27
min °C
-34
-35
-32
-25
-25
-27
-27
-25
-24
-25
-26
-24
-21
-20
-21
-23
-26
-30
 chill °C
-50
-54
-50
-41
-38
-33
-37
-33
-29
-35
-36
-24
-25
-27
-27
-33
-37
-46
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-37-32-29-28-28-27-26-25-27-27-24-21-21-21-23-24-26-34-35-29-25-25-26-27-25-24-25-26-23-21-20-21-23-26-29-30-30-24-19-19-23-25-24-21-21-22-22-19-18-17-20-25-29
Sunrise
10:44
10:33
10:22
10:12
10:03
9:53
Sunset
4:07
4:16
4:27
4:36
4:45
4:53

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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 -23°C on Sun night, min -35°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds 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.
2 hours ago
-22°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
67
Gales from the S
(67 kph at 170).
1.9 km
Mid: overcast
1328 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
ASCATC148E63S
1713 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 23).
- km
ASCATC149E63S
1715 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 22).
- km
ASCATB147E63S
1718 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the NNE
(49 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATC139E64S
1719 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SE
(57 kph at 134).
- km
ASCATC141E64S
1722 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the ESE
(53 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATC140E64S
1724 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SE
(59 kph at 126).
- km
ASCATB146E63S
1724 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 19).
- km
ASCATC150E63S
1727 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NNE
(44 kph at 25).
- 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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