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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2100
2250
5400
9450
2250
5400
km/h
30
N
20
NW
40
W
50
WSW
60
WSW
70
WSW
85
WSW
65
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-16
-18
-28
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-30
-31
-30
-31
-31
-32
-32
-32
-33
min °C
-17
-26
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-30
-31
-31
-31
-31
-32
-33
-32
-32
-33
 chill °C
-28
-41
-45
-46
-48
-49
-50
-50
-50
-51
-50
-47
-47
-49
-45
-40
-43
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:53
9:45
9:37
9:27
9:18
Sunset
4:45
4:53
5:01
5:09
5:19
5:25

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -31°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-16°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-6°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, below eye level.
50
Strong winds from the ESE
(50 kph at 110).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-13°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATB191E63S
2053 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the ESE
(43 kph at 122).
- km
ASCATB192E63S
2075 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ESE
(42 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATB193E63S
2087 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the ESE
(42 kph at 119).
- km
ASCATB194E63S
2119 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 123).
- km
ASCATB195E63S
2134 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATB190E62S
2146 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the ESE
(48 kph at 119).
- km
ASCATB196E63S
2148 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 115).
- 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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