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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Fri 31 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri afternoon, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, gales from the SW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5350
7800
7700
5200
4900
2100
2100
2100
2100
km/h
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
65
SW
75
SW
60
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
60
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-31
-31
-33
-33
-32
-32
-34
-35
-35
-32
-32
-34
-35
-31
-32
-30
-26
min °C
-32
-32
-33
-33
-32
-33
-35
-37
-36
-32
-34
-34
-36
-35
-33
-31
-28
 chill °C
-50
-50
-52
-52
-51
-53
-57
-61
-60
-55
-55
-52
-50
-48
-54
-49
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-30-30-29-30-33-36-36-31-31-33-34-32-32-29-27-32-32-33-33-32-33-35-36-36-32-33-34-36-33-33-31-27-34-35-36-36-36-37-37-37-35-33-35-35-38-37-35-35-27
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Fri afternoon, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, gales from the SW by Mon morning).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW 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
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.1 km
Mid: overcast
1328 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
ASCATB232E68S
2484 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the N
(40 kph at 3).
- km
ASCATB233E68S
2492 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the N
(49 kph at 4).
- km
ASCATB231E67S
2545 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 317).
- km
ASCATB227E66S
2550 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 330).
- km
ASCATB235E68S
2554 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the NNE
(51 kph at 18).
- km
ASCATB236E68S
2572 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the NNE
(50 kph at 24).
- km
ASCATB232E67S
2578 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB228E66S
2580 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNW
(35 kph at 327).
- 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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