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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sun morning, near gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2200
2150
2450
2100
2100
2100
2050
2050
2050
km/h
25
S
25
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
45
SSW
55
S
35
S
35
S
50
SSW
35
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
4
1
3
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-22
-22
-24
-24
-25
-25
-23
-24
-23
-22
-21
-19
-20
-17
-16
-15
-15
min °C
-23
-22
-24
-24
-24
-26
-25
-24
-26
-24
-22
-22
-20
-20
-19
-17
-15
-17
 chill °C
-35
-34
-34
-35
-36
-38
-37
-35
-37
-36
-35
-35
-35
-36
-32
-30
-29
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-26-27-28-28-29-29-28-27-26-26-23-23-24-22-21-19-19-23-22-23-24-24-26-25-24-25-24-22-22-20-20-18-17-15-16-16-15-18-17-17-19-18-18-21-19-17-19-14-13-11-10-8-10
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
—
—
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sun morning, near gales from the SSW by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
1328 km S
3012m alt.
54 minutes ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATC167E63S
1659 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the WNW
(14 kph at 286).
- km
ASCATC168E63S
1672 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 324).
- km
ASCATC166E63S
1685 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the W
(21 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATC165E63S
1688 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WSW
(27 kph at 258).
- km
ASCATB159E63S
1692 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the SW
(54 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC159E63S
1693 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 219).
- 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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