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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed morning, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
4150
2250
km/h
60
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
5
NNE
0
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
30
S
45
S
35
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
3
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-34
-33
-32
-32
-31
-31
-31
-29
-29
-27
-23
-22
-21
-22
-22
-26
min °C
-32
-37
-35
-32
-33
-31
-32
-32
-30
-29
-29
-24
-23
-22
-22
-23
-29
 chill °C
-51
-44
-45
-44
-39
-31
-40
-40
-41
-41
-42
-38
-39
-37
-33
-37
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-36-36-34-33-33-33-33-33-32-30-27-27-26-24-23-28-31-36-34-32-33-31-32-32-30-29-28-24-23-22-22-23-28-29-36-32-28-31-27-27-29-25-23-23-17-16-16-20-22-27
Sunrise
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—
5:22
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:01
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:37
—
—
Sunset
—
10:54
—
—
11:05
—
—
11:15
—
—
11:24
—
—
11:36
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11:47

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed morning, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu night, min -29°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri 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.
3 hours ago
-25°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
410 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-16°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
40 km
Mid: clear
1328 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
High: few
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-9°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
115
Extremely windy from the SSE
(115 kph at 160).
0.3 km
Mid: scattered
1555 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: few
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
Clouds dissolving.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 170).
45 km
Mid: few
Davis
2564 km SW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
54
Near gales from the ENE
(54 kph at 60).
40 km
Mid: overcast
2634 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 320).
ASCATB249E70S
2666 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the SE
(40 kph at 139).
- 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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