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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sun night, min -38°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2150
2100
2050
2050
2050
2100
2050
km/h
20
S
10
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
30
W
15
WNW
10
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
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Snowflake cm
1
4
2
 mm
max °C
-36
-38
-38
-37
-36
-36
-37
-38
-37
-37
-36
-32
-25
-25
-28
-32
min °C
-37
-38
-38
-38
-36
-37
-37
-38
-38
-39
-38
-34
-31
-25
-35
-35
 chill °C
-48
-49
-53
-54
-53
-57
-58
-56
-52
-54
-54
-49
-44
-41
-51
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-38-37-37-35-35-35-36-36-38-38-35-31-29-35-36-37-38-38-38-36-37-37-38-38-38-37-33-28-25-32-34-33-39-41-41-40-40-41-43-44-40-36-30-23-19-25-29
Sunrise
11:33
11:18
11:07
10:55
10:44
Sunset
3:19
3:33
3:45
3:56
4:07

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sun night, min -38°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Fri morning).

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
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (33 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
1.4 km
ASCATC160E64S
1586 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 249).
- km
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC155E64S
1630 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 232).
- km
hy2c155E64S
1632 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATB155E64S
1633 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 225).
- km
hy2c154E64S
1636 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SW
(14 kph at 225).
- km
ASCATC154E64S
1636 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SSE
(18 kph at 161).
- km
ASCATB154E64S
1638 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SE
(18 kph at 144).
- km
ASCATC153E64S
1642 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 165).
- 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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