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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -31°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2100
2050
2050
2100
2100
2150
2150
2100
2050
2050
2100
km/h
25
SSE
35
S
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
15
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-34
-30
-30
-33
-33
-35
-34
-32
-31
-31
-30
-28
-27
-24
-21
-20
-22
min °C
-34
-33
-33
-33
-35
-35
-35
-34
-31
-31
-31
-29
-27
-26
-23
-21
-23
 chill °C
-50
-49
-47
-44
-43
-43
-46
-50
-51
-50
-48
-39
-38
-38
-36
-32
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-34-33-34-34-35-35-32-31-31-30-30-29-27-25-23-24-34-32-32-33-34-35-35-33-31-31-31-29-27-25-22-21-23-28-28-30-32-35-34-35-36-34-33-34-28-24-21-17-15-21
Sunrise
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:24
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—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
9:31
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—
9:38
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—
9:46
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9:54
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10:02
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10:10

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu night, min -35°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -31°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (48 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: broken
1328 km S
3012m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
4 hours ago
-20°C
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
50 km
Mid: few
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
4 hours ago
-17°C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
50 km
Mid: overcast
hy2b229E68S
2399 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 325).
- km
hy2b230E68S
2417 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NNW
(45 kph at 330).
- km
hy2b231E68S
2420 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 350).
- km
hy2b232E68S
2450 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 352).
- km
hy2b227E67S
2452 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 285).
- km
hy2b228E67S
2465 km E
15m alt.
4 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 292).
- 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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