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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -27°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2100
2100
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
2250
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
km/h
45
S
50
S
25
S
40
SSE
45
S
50
S
35
S
25
S
10
NW
10
WNW
5
N
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
10
NNE
5
N
15
NW
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Snowflake cm
2
3
1
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-31
-26
-32
-35
-26
-25
-24
-25
-27
-27
-23
-24
-25
-25
-23
-22
-25
min °C
-33
-31
-34
-36
-33
-25
-25
-27
-28
-27
-24
-25
-25
-26
-24
-23
-27
 chill °C
-53
-47
-51
-56
-52
-42
-39
-27
-36
-36
-30
-34
-35
-38
-33
-30
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-32-36-38-33-29-28-28-27-25-24-26-24-25-23-23-24-32-29-33-36-30-25-25-26-28-27-24-25-25-26-24-23-26-26-23-29-31-24-18-19-22-28-28-21-22-24-25-22-20-25
Sunrise
10:44
10:33
10:22
10:12
10:03
Sunset
3:56
4:07
4:16
4:27
4:36
4:45

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sat afternoon, min -36°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue afternoon, min -27°C on Sun afternoon). 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (44 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
1.6 km
ASCATB190E63S
2035 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NNW
(48 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATB191E63S
2063 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB192E63S
2069 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATC193E63S
2098 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATB193E63S
2100 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATC194E63S
2111 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the W
(27 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATB194E63S
2116 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the WSW
(27 kph at 257).
- km
ASCATB195E63S
2129 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the WSW
(29 kph at 250).
- km
ASCATC195E63S
2135 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 250).
- 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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