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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 09 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -35°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -42°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, gales from the W by Sun night).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
30
WNW
10
W
60
WSW
70
WSW
75
WSW
75
WSW
70
WSW
75
WSW
65
WSW
55
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
25
WSW
45
W
70
W
45
WSW
35
SW
 cm 
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-18
-20
-33
-34
-32
-32
-31
-28
-27
-28
-25
-29
-33
-36
-40
-37
-31
min°C
-19
-30
-35
-35
-35
-32
-31
-30
-27
-28
-28
-32
-35
-42
-40
-38
-34
chill°C 
-30
-49
-58
-59
-59
-55
-53
-52
-47
-47
-41
-44
-52
-67
-65
-59
-53
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
3000
4300
2050
2100
2150
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-27-33-33-32-30-29-28-26-27-26-32-34-37-39-36-31-19-25-34-35-34-32-31-29-27-28-27-31-34-39-40-38-33-19-23-36-37-36-33-32-30-28-29-27-29-33-41-42-39-35
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed afternoon, min -35°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sat night, min -42°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, gales from the W by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-25° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: broken
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
401 km NNE
93m alt.
59 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
632 km NNE
780m alt.
59 minutes ago
-18° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 20).
1328 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
59 minutes ago
-68° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB248E74S
2231 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the SE
(58 kph at 132).
- km
2634 km N
475m alt.
59 minutes ago
7° C
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
ASCATB234E66S
2724 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
63
Gales from the WSW
(63 kph at 241).
- km
ASCATB235E66S
2747 km ESE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
66
Gales from the SW
(66 kph at 235).
- 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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