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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 19 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
35
WSW
35
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
5
E
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ESE
30
SE
35
SSE
3
max °C
-28
-28
-30
-32
-32
-31
-30
-30
-30
-29
-28
-28
-30
-31
-30
-30
-31
-31
min °C
-29
-29
-32
-33
-32
-32
-30
-30
-31
-29
-28
-29
-31
-32
-32
-31
-31
-32
-46
-42
-41
-42
-43
-44
-45
-45
-47
-45
-42
-29
-41
-45
-45
-46
-47
-50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2050
2100
2100
2050
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-32-33-32-30-29-29-29-28-27-30-32-33-32-33-34-34-29-29-31-33-32-32-30-30-31-29-28-29-31-32-31-31-31-32-30-29-30-32-32-33-33-32-34-32-30-28-29-30-30-27-26-26
Sunrise
8:00
8:07
8:15
8:22
8:30
8:37
Sunset
8:57
8:49
8:40
8:34
8:25
8:17

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE 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
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-21° C
clear
Clear skies.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 130).
34 km
Mid: scattered
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
401 km NNE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
-
70
Gales from the WNW
(70 kph at 300).
Jang Bogo Station
410 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-9° C
-
63
Gales from the WNW
(63 kph at 300).
40 km
Mid: clear
Priestley Glacier
500 km N
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-36° C
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
632 km NNE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-17° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 230).
hy2c174E73S
693 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the SSW
(51 kph at 198).
- km
hy2c178E74S
695 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the S
(42 kph at 188).
- km
hy2c173E73S
715 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the SSW
(59 kph at 192).
- 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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