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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu afternoon, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
2150
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
3550
4450
km/h
35
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
35
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-21
-20
-21
-20
-20
-22
-24
-25
-26
-27
-26
-27
min °C
-22
-21
-22
-20
-21
-21
-21
-22
-20
-21
-25
-25
-25
-28
-27
-27
-28
 chill °C
-36
-34
-33
-29
-29
-25
-26
-29
-28
-29
-32
-32
-33
-36
-35
-40
-44
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-23-23-21-22-23-22-21-22-22-24-25-25-26-26-26-27-22-21-22-20-21-21-21-22-20-21-24-25-25-27-27-27-28-16-18-20-18-18-17-18-21-17-17-23-24-24-28-28-27-29
Sunrise
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:07
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:41
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Sunset
—
10:02
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10:10
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10:19
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10:28
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10:37
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10:45

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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 -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu afternoon, min -28°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat 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
-13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
7.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-11°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
63
Gales from the ESE
(63 kph at 120).
0.4 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB176E64S
1726 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATB171E63S
1790 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the WNW
(46 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
1799 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB173E63S
1807 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the WNW
(51 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB176E63S
1814 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the W
(51 kph at 277).
- km
ASCATB174E63S
1815 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATB175E63S
1821 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATB165E62S
1860 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 314).
- 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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