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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Mon 16 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2050
2050
3250
2050
2100
2100
2100
2050
km/h
30
SW
65
S
40
S
30
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
30
WSW
40
SW
50
SW
60
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
3
2
—
1
—
1
—
4
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-18
-20
-16
-15
-16
-16
-16
-15
-17
-18
-19
-18
-17
-18
-19
-17
-17
min °C
-20
-22
-24
-18
-16
-19
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-17
-20
-19
-18
-21
 chill °C
-33
-39
-40
-30
-29
-29
-27
-28
-28
-30
-30
-31
-28
-24
-33
-33
-33
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-24-26-21-19-19-20-20-20-22-23-22-20-20-19-21-20-21-20-20-22-17-16-18-17-17-16-18-19-19-19-17-19-19-18-19-15-13-15-10-9-15-13-10-10-10-12-15-15-14-18-16-13-16
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
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12:00
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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

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
182 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-4°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
409 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
SANTA FECITOLA
663 km N
205m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (0 kph from 205 degs) was rejected.
1322 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
SHIP6875
1463 km WNW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 120).
SHIP604
1463 km WNW
-m alt.
3 hours ago
-17°C
-
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 120).
SHIP8647
1463 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 120).
- km
SHIP80
1463 km WNW
-m alt.
1 hour ago
-15°C
-
14
Light winds from the SSE
(14 kph at 150).
SHIP3463
1463 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 120).
- 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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