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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Fri 26 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
 km/h
30
SW
25
SW
5
W
0
W
0
NNE
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
0
ENE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
NW
2
max °C
-10
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-13
-13
-12
-13
-13
-11
-11
-15
-15
-16
min °C
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
-12
-12
-12
-15
-14
-12
-14
-13
-12
-16
-16
-15
-17
-20
-17
-15
-10
-10
-17
-18
-20
-26
-25
-23
-26
-24
-21
-24
-22
-20
-22
0
200
0
200
350
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
8550
4800
2100
2100
3800
4600
2100
2100
3700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-12-13-14-14-15-15-15-15-14-15-14-14-16-19-18-18-10-10-11-10-10-12-12-12-14-14-12-14-13-12-14-16-15-17-7-6-7-5-5-6-7-7-11-10-8-10-10-7-8-10-8-13
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
2° C
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 150).
34 km
Mid: clear
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (33 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
ASCATC171E77S
298 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
- km
ASCATC170E77S
298 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
- km
ASCATC172E77S
318 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 78).
- km
ASCATC171E76S
342 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATC173E77S
347 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 102).
- km
ASCATC172E76S
360 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the WNW
(10 kph at 303).
- km
ASCATC174E77S
368 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 106).
- 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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