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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2200
km/h
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
20
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
2
2
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—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-30
-26
-25
-24
-23
-23
-24
-23
-22
-22
-20
-19
-20
-23
-23
-25
min °C
-32
-28
-25
-25
-24
-23
-25
-24
-22
-23
-21
-20
-23
-24
-24
-25
 chill °C
-44
-39
-34
-31
-33
-30
-37
-36
-35
-37
-35
-34
-32
-31
-32
-33
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-32-29-27-26-27-27-27-27-26-26-25-24-23-24-25-25-31-27-25-25-24-23-25-24-22-23-21-20-22-24-24-25-30-24-21-22-18-18-21-17-15-16-14-12-19-23-22-24
Sunrise
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4:37
—
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12:00
—
—
4:13
—
—
3:58
—
—
3:42
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Sunset
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—
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11:47
12:00
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—
12:01
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12:15
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12:32
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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -32°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
1 hour ago
-33°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-22°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
1328 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 170).
1555 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB148E64S
1674 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the WNW
(38 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB147E64S
1675 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WNW
(37 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB146E64S
1688 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the NW
(40 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB145E64S
1699 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the NW
(37 kph at 306).
- 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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