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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri night, min -42°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu afternoon, min -44°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
4000
2150
2100
2150
2150
2100
4600
5100
km/h
45
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
5
ESE
5
WSW
25
W
25
W
35
W
30
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-32
-34
-35
-37
-38
-38
-39
-42
-41
-41
-44
-43
-36
-33
-33
-34
min °C
-33
-34
-37
-38
-38
-39
-41
-42
-41
-43
-44
-43
-42
-35
-33
-34
 chill °C
-53
-51
-46
-47
-48
-48
-54
-56
-58
-52
-54
-43
-56
-51
-50
-52
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-32-34-37-38-39-41-41-40-41-44-43-38-33-31-31-33-34-36-38-38-39-40-42-41-42-44-43-39-34-33-34-35-37-38-38-37-37-39-44-43-44-44-43-40-36-34-37
Sunrise
9:27
9:18
9:11
9:03
8:53
Sunset
5:19
5:25
5:34
5:42
5:49

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Fri night, min -42°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Thu afternoon, min -44°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Wed 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
-31°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (30 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
410 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: clear
1328 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
1.4 km
High: few
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-8°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 130).
1555 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (30 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
1.4 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB156E63S
1740 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 156).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
1756 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 311).
- km
ASCATB168E63S
1764 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 302).
- km
ASCATB138E64S
1779 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 153).
- 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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