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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Tue 02 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
N
10
N
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
 cm 
1
2
1
2
 mm 
max°C
-17
-19
-16
-15
-16
-18
-18
-18
-16
-16
-18
-18
-17
-18
-18
-17
-17
min°C
-17
-20
-17
-15
-17
-18
-18
-18
-17
-17
-19
-18
-17
-19
-18
-17
-20
chill°C 
-27
-30
-23
-20
-24
-24
-26
-27
-26
-25
-25
-26
-23
-24
-22
-24
-26
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5200
2100
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2250
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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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 -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
176 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Mcmurdo
176 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
33
Fresh winds from the ESE
(33 kph at 110).
32 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
182 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
clear
Clear
30
Fresh winds from the ESE
(30 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Jang Bogo Station
409 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
light snow
Intermittent light snow.
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
45 km
Mid: overcast
1555 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-27° C
moderate snow
Clouds dissolving.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
31 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP4450
1787 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 240).
- km
SHIP2985
1787 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 240).
- km
SHIP7131
1787 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the WSW
(25 kph at 240).
- 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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