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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun morning, min -31°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the S by Tue night).

Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
30
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
30
S
15
SSW
1
4
max °C
-31
-29
-28
-28
-27
-26
-27
-27
-29
-30
-28
-28
-29
-29
-27
-25
-24
min °C
-31
-31
-29
-28
-28
-27
-27
-29
-29
-30
-30
-29
-29
-30
-28
-25
-25
-42
-42
-42
-41
-40
-39
-38
-41
-40
-40
-40
-45
-46
-48
-45
-39
-37
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2050
2100
2100
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-29-27-27-28-27-28-30-32-32-31-32-33-33-31-29-26-31-30-29-28-28-27-27-28-29-30-29-29-29-30-28-25-25-30-33-31-30-29-26-26-24-25-27-27-23-22-23-22-20-23
Sunrise
8:15
8:22
8:30
8:37
8:44
Sunset
8:49
8:40
8:34
8:25
8:17
8:09

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun morning, min -31°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Wed night, min -30°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the S 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
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
58 minutes ago
-16° C
-
13
Light winds from the
(13 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: clear
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 210).
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-16° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
401 km NNE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (169 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Priestley Glacier
500 km N
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-33° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
Cape Phillips
632 km NNE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-20° C
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
58 minutes ago
-9° C
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-54° C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
ASCATC219E73S
1720 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 21).
- km
ASCATC217E72S
1758 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 325).
- 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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