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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sun night, near gales from the S by Wed afternoon).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2250
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
km/h
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
45
S
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
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—
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3
2
1
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-24
-24
-26
-24
-23
-24
-23
-23
-21
-20
-19
-19
-17
-16
-16
min °C
-24
-24
-25
-27
-25
-24
-25
-24
-23
-23
-20
-22
-23
-18
-16
-18
 chill °C
-34
-34
-37
-40
-37
-36
-36
-35
-36
-36
-31
-36
-37
-30
-27
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-29-30-29-27-27-26-26-24-23-25-25-22-21-20-23-24-25-27-25-24-25-24-23-22-20-21-21-18-16-17-18-17-17-20-18-17-21-19-17-20-15-13-15-11-9-13
Sunrise
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sun night, near gales from the S by Wed afternoon).

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
-12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-11°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
hy2c170E64S
1644 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the S
(42 kph at 180).
- km
hy2c171E64S
1655 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the S
(42 kph at 180).
- km
hy2c172E64S
1657 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the S
(44 kph at 178).
- km
hy2c181E65S
1666 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the S
(67 kph at 175).
- km
hy2c173E64S
1671 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 180).
- km
hy2c170E63S
1674 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 192).
- km
hy2c182E65S
1675 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the S
(55 kph at 178).
- 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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