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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5150
4750
4950
5200
4200
4300
6050
4300
km/h
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
25
SW
45
SW
55
SW
60
SW
45
WSW
35
W
40
W
40
W
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-22
-21
-21
-22
-23
-23
-25
-26
-25
-26
-27
-27
-30
-34
-36
-35
min °C
-22
-22
-21
-24
-23
-24
-27
-27
-26
-27
-27
-28
-34
-35
-36
-39
 chill °C
-32
-30
-30
-31
-28
-24
-38
-40
-43
-47
-46
-45
-52
-54
-56
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-20-20-21-23-25-26-26-25-26-27-28-31-33-36-37-22-22-21-23-23-24-26-27-26-27-27-28-32-35-36-37-24-22-21-25-24-21-25-27-26-27-26-27-33-35-36-37
Sunrise
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5:58
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:41
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:22
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Sunset
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—
—
10:28
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—
10:37
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10:45
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10:54
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11:05

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu morning, min -27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sat night, min -39°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
1328 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
Mid: few
High: broken
ASCATC183E65S
1703 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB153E63S
1753 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB152E63S
1754 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB151E63S
1757 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the WNW
(50 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
1788 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 268).
- km
ASCATC182E64S
1797 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 265).
- km
ASCATB136E64S
1814 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB135E64S
1815 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the NW
(59 kph at 308).
- 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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