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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 11 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat night, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -39°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
5500
2150
2050
2050
2100
km/h
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
10
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
25
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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2
3
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-32
-32
-31
-31
-32
-35
-33
-32
-34
-35
-36
-37
-34
-32
-27
-25
-24
-24
min °C
-33
-32
-32
-32
-33
-35
-34
-33
-35
-35
-37
-39
-36
-33
-31
-26
-24
-26
 chill °C
-49
-46
-45
-41
-44
-48
-48
-49
-53
-53
-45
-52
-50
-47
-42
-39
-39
-40
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-33-32-33-35-37-36-33-35-36-37-39-37-35-31-29-28-29-33-32-32-32-33-35-34-33-35-35-37-38-35-33-29-26-24-25-33-33-35-33-31-33-32-32-37-36-38-39-34-32-28-20-17-19
Sunrise
6:41
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7:33
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6:26
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6:18
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6:09
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6:01
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Sunset
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7:51
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8:58
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8:06
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8:13
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8:20
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8:28
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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Sat night, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Thu afternoon, min -39°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
-16°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
28 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
State of sky unchanged.
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 280).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Davis
2564 km SW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 40).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
2634 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2877 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
BaseBelgranoII
2893 km S
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: few
ASCATC99E60S
2906 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NW
(48 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATC98E60S
2916 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the NNW
(52 kph at 327).
- km
ASCATB93E61S
2927 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the NNW
(58 kph at 342).
- 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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