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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2150
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
km/h
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
2
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-29
-29
-29
-26
-27
-28
-25
-25
-24
-22
-22
-23
-24
-23
-22
-22
-21
-21
min °C
-29
-29
-29
-27
-28
-29
-26
-25
-25
-24
-23
-24
-24
-23
-23
-22
-22
-21
 chill °C
-29
-38
-42
-40
-41
-43
-40
-38
-36
-34
-32
-32
-34
-34
-36
-36
-36
-35
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-32-32-30-32-31-29-28-27-26-26-26-27-27-26-26-26-24-29-29-29-27-28-29-26-25-25-23-23-24-24-23-23-22-22-21-26-24-24-21-21-25-20-19-20-17-18-21-19-17-17-14-14-16
Sunrise
5:01
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—
4:50
—
—
4:37
—
—
12:00
—
—
4:13
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—
3:58
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Sunset
—
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11:24
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—
11:36
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—
11:47
12:00
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—
12:01
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12:15
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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri night, min -29°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, fresh winds from the S 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-27°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-25°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-14°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 130).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC182E64S
1716 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the SSW
(62 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATC183E64S
1717 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SW
(64 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATC184E65S
1721 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SSW
(66 kph at 214).
- km
ASCATC184E64S
1733 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
64
Gales from the SW
(64 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATC185E65S
1741 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the SW
(69 kph at 219).
- km
ASCATC185E64S
1750 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the SW
(67 kph at 217).
- 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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