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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Mon 16 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu morning, min -32°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
20
W
5
WSW
max °C
-30
-32
-31
-31
-31
-31
-30
-30
-29
-28
-28
-32
-31
-30
-28
-28
-30
min °C
-31
-32
-32
-31
-32
-31
-30
-31
-30
-29
-32
-33
-32
-32
-29
-28
-31
-45
-46
-50
-50
-52
-50
-49
-50
-46
-43
-43
-47
-45
-51
-47
-40
-38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
4150
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-30-30-30-30-29-29-29-29-28-30-32-31-30-28-28-30-31-32-32-31-32-31-30-31-30-29-30-33-32-31-29-28-31-32-34-34-32-34-33-32-34-32-30-30-33-32-34-31-29-33
Sunrise
7:46
7:52
8:00
8:07
8:15
Sunset
9:20
9:13
9:05
8:57
8:49
8:40

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Thu morning, min -32°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sat 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
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-19° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
45 minutes ago
-17° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-18° C
light snow
Light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
401 km NNE
93m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
Jang Bogo Station
410 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-10° C
-
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 330).
40 km
Mid: clear
Priestley Glacier
500 km N
1925m alt.
45 minutes ago
-36° C
-
Wind obs. (31 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
632 km NNE
780m alt.
45 minutes ago
-15° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
1328 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
6.0 km
Low: few
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 120).
2.5 km
Mid: overcast
1555 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-63° C
Mist
Wind obs. (6 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
26 km
Mid: few

* 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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