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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Fri night). Mainly severe gales.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2150
4500
2100
2100
2100
2100
4150
4600
km/h
15
SW
15
SSW
25
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
65
SW
85
SW
80
SW
70
WSW
60
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
45
SW
60
SW
70
SW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-34
-34
-32
-31
-32
-31
-30
-29
-27
-28
-30
-30
-32
-33
-32
-32
min °C
-36
-34
-32
-32
-32
-31
-31
-29
-28
-29
-30
-31
-35
-33
-32
-32
 chill °C
-52
-47
-47
-49
-48
-46
-53
-51
-50
-50
-50
-49
-56
-52
-53
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-34-34-33-32-29-30-29-28-29-29-29-33-33-32-33-35-34-32-32-32-31-31-29-28-29-30-31-34-33-32-32-37-36-31-31-33-34-32-29-28-29-32-33-34-35-34-33
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:26
12:04
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
2:26
2:48

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -36°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Fri night). Mainly severe gales.

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
-43° C
clear
Fog patches -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-30° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.1 km
Low: few
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-66° C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
hy2c152E64S
1620 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 315).
- km
hy2c151E64S
1632 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 312).
- km
hy2c150E64S
1644 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 302).
- km
hy2c149E64S
1654 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the NW
(60 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c142E64S
1654 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 310).
- km
hy2c145E64S
1654 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 310).
- 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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