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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri night, min -40°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun night, min -31°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
2100
2150
2100
2100
km/h
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
15
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-39
-38
-34
-35
-35
-34
-32
-32
-30
-30
-30
-29
-28
-26
-25
-25
-26
-27
min °C
-40
-38
-37
-35
-35
-35
-33
-32
-31
-31
-30
-31
-29
-27
-26
-25
-27
-29
 chill °C
-56
-53
-50
-41
-46
-49
-50
-48
-47
-45
-42
-46
-44
-42
-42
-38
-40
-42
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-36-35-35-36-36-34-33-32-32-31-31-29-27-25-25-27-28-40-38-36-35-35-35-33-32-31-31-30-30-29-27-26-25-27-28-42-40-37-35-34-33-31-29-29-29-29-28-27-25-26-26-26-28
Sunrise
8:53
8:45
8:37
8:30
8:22
8:15
Sunset
5:49
5:57
6:04
6:12
6:19
6:25

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri night, min -40°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun night, min -31°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Mon 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
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-35°C
clear
Clear
35
Fresh winds from the E.(Wind varies from 050 to 120 degs)
(35 kph at 80).
6.0 km
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: clear
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
2 hours ago
-12°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 140).
0.8 km
Mid: sky obscured
Davis
2564 km SW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
-19°C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
2634 km N
6m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
No report.
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 270).
Macquarie Island
2634 km N
475m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
-
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 270).
2877 km NNE
16m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 280).
CampbellIslandAws
2877 km NNE
16m alt.
26 minutes ago
7°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 290).
BaseBelgranoII
2893 km S
256m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Mawson
2996 km SW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
State of sky unchanged.
33
Fresh winds from the SSE
(33 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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