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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu afternoon, min -35°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri morning, min -38°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2050
2050
2100
2150
km/h
15
SSW
25
S
40
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
45
WSW
85
SW
80
SW
70
WSW
55
SW
40
WSW
20
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-33
-31
-30
-32
-33
-30
-29
-28
-28
-30
-31
-33
-37
-38
-37
-34
-34
-34
min °C
-35
-33
-32
-32
-33
-33
-30
-28
-30
-30
-32
-36
-38
-38
-38
-35
-34
-36
 chill °C
-48
-49
-49
-48
-49
-48
-53
-50
-50
-50
-50
-45
-47
-47
-49
-47
-45
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-34-32-31-31-30-30-29-29-29-30-33-36-37-37-35-34-35-34-32-31-32-33-32-30-28-29-30-32-35-38-38-38-35-34-35-34-29-30-35-38-34-30-27-30-33-35-38-40-40-41-36-38-39
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:26
12:04
11:48
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
2:26
2:48
3:06

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu afternoon, min -35°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the SW by Wed night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri morning, min -38°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sun 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
177 km E
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-23° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
50 minutes ago
-17° C
Clouds developing.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
50 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-66° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
50 minutes ago
-7° C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
63
Gales from the E
(63 kph at 90).
0.3 km
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATC123E63S
2137 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 8).
- km
ASCATC123E62S
2148 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the N
(45 kph at 10).
- km
ASCATC122E62S
2159 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNE
(42 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATC120E63S
2194 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNE
(48 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB120E63S
2204 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 14).
- 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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