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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 23 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sun morning, min -42°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri night, min -43°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2800
2100
2100
2100
2150
5150
3600
4200
2100
2100
2100
km/h
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
W
40
W
45
W
20
W
5
SE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-34
-35
-35
-36
-37
-38
-38
-39
-40
-41
-40
-34
-32
-31
-28
-27
-26
-25
min °C
-34
-35
-36
-37
-37
-38
-38
-39
-42
-43
-40
-39
-33
-31
-30
-28
-27
-26
 chill °C
-43
-50
-51
-50
-51
-54
-56
-59
-63
-59
-48
-49
-45
-43
-44
-42
-42
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-37-38-36-36-37-37-38-40-41-40-36-32-30-29-28-28-28-34-35-36-37-37-38-38-39-41-42-40-37-33-31-29-28-27-26-37-32-32-38-40-41-41-41-44-47-42-37-32-32-29-26-23-21
Sunrise
11:48
11:33
11:18
11:07
10:55
10:44
Sunset
3:06
3:19
3:33
3:45
3:56
4:07

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sun morning, min -42°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Tue night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Fri night, min -43°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri 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
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-29°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.8 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC167E64S
1614 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATC166E64S
1618 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the NNW
(41 kph at 348).
- km
ASCATB167E64S
1619 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the NNW
(42 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB165E64S
1627 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 347).
- km
ASCATB166E64S
1632 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB164E64S
1634 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the N
(42 kph at 355).
- km
ASCATC165E64S
1635 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 352).
- 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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