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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 14 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -32°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun night, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
15
S
10
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
30
W
20
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
max °C
-28
-28
-28
-30
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-34
-35
-36
-32
-31
-30
min °C
-29
-28
-30
-32
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-31
-33
-35
-36
-37
-34
-32
-32
-40
-37
-40
-40
-41
-41
-42
-44
-47
-49
-50
-50
-48
-49
-48
-47
-48
-45
-45
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2150
7800
8000
7400
4300
4700
2150
2050
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-28-29-29-28-28-28-28-28-28-28-28-30-32-33-35-35-34-32-29-28-29-31-31-31-31-31-31-31-31-31-32-35-36-37-33-32-31-27-26-28-32-34-34-34-34-34-33-33-33-34-37-38-37-30-27-30
Sunrise
12:00
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu night, min -32°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sun night, min -37°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm 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
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-12° C
-
67
Gales from the SSE
(67 kph at 150).
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB139E64S
1681 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the SSE
(60 kph at 147).
- km
ASCATC139E64S
1706 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the SSE
(46 kph at 168).
- km
ASCATB138E64S
1750 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 190).
- km
ASCATC138E64S
1775 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the SSW
(38 kph at 204).
- km
ASCATB137E64S
1791 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSW
(34 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATC137E64S
1792 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATC136E64S
1809 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 195).
- 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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