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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Fri 05 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
 km/h
20
S
30
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
 cm 
2
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-18
-16
-17
-18
-17
-16
-16
-17
-17
-18
-18
-17
-18
-17
-16
-17
-17
-16
-18
min°C
-18
-17
-18
-20
-18
-17
-18
-17
-17
-20
-19
-17
-20
-18
-16
-19
-17
-17
-20
chill°C 
-28
-28
-28
-29
-27
-26
-26
-25
-22
-20
-19
-23
-28
-25
-22
-19
-17
-25
-28
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
2050
2100
2100
2250
3900
2250
2200
2300
3000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-21-22-23-22-21-21-20-21-22-21-21-21-20-20-21-20-20-20-18-17-18-19-18-17-17-17-17-19-19-17-19-18-16-18-17-17-19-11-10-10-13-11-9-11-11-10-14-13-12-15-12-10-13-11-11-16
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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
11
Light winds from the
(11 kph at 270).
1.6 km
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
light snow
Light snow.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
1.5 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
ASCATB171E77S
320 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NW
(27 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB172E77S
347 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 323).
- km
ASCATB173E77S
372 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 325).
- km
ASCATB174E77S
390 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 324).
- km
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
401 km NNE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 300).

* 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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