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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
3900
7200
2150
2100
2200
2100
2050
2050
2200
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
km/h
45
S
45
S
30
SSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-20
-19
-20
-22
-23
-25
-24
-23
-23
-22
-22
-22
-23
-23
-25
-25
-24
-24
min °C
-20
-20
-22
-23
-24
-26
-24
-23
-24
-23
-22
-23
-23
-24
-26
-25
-24
-25
 chill °C
-35
-35
-32
-36
-34
-34
-32
-30
-32
-32
-30
-28
-31
-33
-33
-34
-33
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-22-23-24-25-25-25-24-25-24-25-26-27-28-28-27-24-20-20-21-23-24-26-24-23-24-23-22-23-23-24-26-25-24-25-13-12-18-22-23-25-22-19-21-18-18-21-18-18-21-20-21-24
Sunrise
3:58
—
—
3:42
—
—
3:21
—
—
2:56
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
12:15
—
—
12:32
—
—
12:51
—
—
1:16
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—

Loading...

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Thu morning, min -26°C on Fri 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-11°C
light snow
Light snow.
59
Near gales from the SSE
(59 kph at 160).
0.6 km
Mid: few
High: broken
1328 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
High: overcast
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2c149E63S
1703 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 295).
- km
hy2c143E64S
1705 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the WNW
(47 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC142E64S
1710 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATC143E64S
1713 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the WNW
(41 kph at 299).
- km
hy2c148E63S
1713 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
53
Near gales from the WNW
(53 kph at 295).
- km
hy2c154E63S
1720 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the NW
(55 kph at 310).
- km
hy2c142E64S
1723 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NW
(42 kph at 305).
- 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.

Portal Mountain Photos