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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat afternoon, min -38°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -38°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2150
2100
2100
2100
3250
4050
4300
4250
2050
2100
km/h
15
SW
35
SW
45
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
W
25
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
SE
20
S
25
SSW
40
SSE
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Snowflake cm
4
 mm
max °C
-37
-33
-33
-34
-34
-33
-35
-36
-37
-36
-37
-38
-38
-36
-31
-29
-25
-23
min °C
-38
-34
-35
-34
-34
-35
-35
-37
-37
-36
-37
-38
-38
-37
-35
-31
-27
-32
 chill °C
-50
-52
-49
-43
-46
-48
-48
-52
-51
-50
-53
-54
-51
-46
-35
-44
-41
-49
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-34-34-35-37-36-34-35-36-34-35-36-36-35-33-31-29-31-38-34-34-34-34-34-35-37-37-36-37-38-38-37-33-30-26-28-41-35-37-35-31-32-36-39-40-40-41-43-44-41-35-30-23-22
Sunrise
12:04
11:48
11:33
11:18
11:07
10:55
Sunset
2:48
3:06
3:19
3:33
3:45
3:56

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat afternoon, min -38°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Thu night, min -38°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-27° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.6 km
Low: few
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB115E63S
2254 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the W
(52 kph at 270).
- km
ASCATB116E63S
2256 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 244).
- km
ASCATB114E63S
2270 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WSW
(47 kph at 251).
- km
ASCATB113E63S
2290 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATB116E62S
2298 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 247).
- km
ASCATB112E63S
2305 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATB115E62S
2313 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WSW
(48 kph at 242).
- km
ASCATB114E62S
2339 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WSW
(50 kph at 239).
- 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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