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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the S by Fri morning).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
5150
2050
2100
km/h
30
SW
45
WSW
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
ESE
20
SSE
25
S
40
S
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Snowflake cm
5
 mm
max °C
-33
-32
-34
-35
-34
-35
-37
-37
-37
-37
-38
-38
-36
-31
-29
-25
-22
min °C
-35
-34
-34
-35
-36
-36
-37
-38
-37
-38
-39
-38
-37
-35
-31
-27
-24
 chill °C
-52
-49
-43
-49
-51
-50
-52
-53
-51
-54
-55
-52
-47
-42
-45
-41
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-34-35-37-37-35-35-36-35-35-36-36-35-34-32-29-27-34-33-34-35-35-36-37-38-37-38-39-38-37-33-30-26-23-36-37-36-32-32-37-40-41-41-42-43-45-42-35-27-22-17
Sunrise
11:48
11:33
11:18
11:07
10:55
Sunset
2:48
3:06
3:19
3:33
3:45
3:56

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Sat night, min -38°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu night, min -39°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, near gales from the S by Fri morning).

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
-28°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Low: few
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
57
Near gales from the SE
(57 kph at 140).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2c187E63S
1945 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 0).
- km
hy2c188E63S
1982 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 8).
- km
hy2c186E62S
1999 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NNW
(27 kph at 338).
- km
hy2c188E62S
2009 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 358).
- km
hy2c189E63S
2010 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NNE
(35 kph at 12).
- km
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-16°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
85
Severe gales from the S
(85 kph at 170).
1.0 km
Mid: few
hy2c189E62S
2026 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNE
(34 kph at 12).
- 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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