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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu afternoon, min -31°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2150
2150
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
4400
4350
3850
2100
2050
2100
km/h
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
40
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-28
-26
-22
-21
-25
-26
-26
-27
-24
-23
-24
-22
-22
-24
-24
-24
-25
min °C
-31
-28
-28
-23
-22
-27
-26
-27
-28
-25
-23
-24
-23
-22
-25
-24
-24
-26
 chill °C
-41
-40
-40
-33
-33
-37
-37
-32
-28
-33
-32
-35
-32
-22
-35
-32
-33
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-30-29-26-26-29-30-30-28-27-25-24-24-24-26-28-28-28-31-28-27-23-22-26-26-27-28-25-23-24-23-22-25-24-24-26-29-25-25-17-14-20-20-21-25-22-20-24-22-20-21-18-17-21
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu afternoon, min -31°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

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

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
-17°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
80
Severe gales from the SSE
(80 kph at 160).
50 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC151E63S
1668 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC152E63S
1677 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SW
(61 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATC154E63S
1679 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 222).
- km
ASCATB151E63S
1681 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SW
(60 kph at 221).
- km
ASCATC155E63S
1682 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the SW
(68 kph at 224).
- km
ASCATB149E63S
1683 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
63
Gales from the SW
(63 kph at 215).
- 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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