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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sun morning).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2150
2100
2050
2050
2100
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
km/h
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
25
W
15
N
25
ESE
35
SSE
40
S
45
S
35
SSE
35
S
55
S
40
S
35
S
20
S
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Snowflake cm
2
1
4
2
1
 mm
max °C
-38
-38
-37
-37
-38
-39
-37
-38
-35
-31
-25
-32
-27
-23
-24
-27
-26
min °C
-38
-38
-37
-38
-40
-40
-37
-39
-37
-34
-29
-33
-31
-24
-25
-27
-26
 chill °C
-51
-52
-54
-59
-60
-58
-50
-56
-55
-53
-46
-51
-48
-41
-42
-43
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-38-36-37-38-38-36-39-38-35-30-36-31-28-28-31-29-38-38-37-38-39-40-37-39-36-33-27-33-29-24-25-27-26-40-41-40-40-43-45-41-39-34-28-20-28-25-17-17-21-22
Sunrise
11:18
11:07
10:55
10:44
10:33
Sunset
3:19
3:33
3:45
3:56
4:07
4:16

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -35°C on Thu morning, min -40°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sun 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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
56
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 150).
1.0 km
Mid: clear
hy2c167E64S
1622 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
- km
hy2c166E64S
1632 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the S
(29 kph at 175).
- km
hy2c154E64S
1632 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 245).
- km
hy2c165E64S
1633 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSW
(35 kph at 202).
- km
hy2c154E63S
1649 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c156E63S
1681 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 245).
- km
hy2c155E63S
1683 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 242).
- km
hy2c153E63S
1685 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 245).
- 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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