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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu morning, min -34°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2100
2050
2150
2150
2050
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2200
7450
km/h
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
20
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
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—
—
—
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1
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2
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-33
-31
-30
-31
-30
-30
-28
-25
-27
-23
-21
-21
-22
-24
-23
-24
min °C
-34
-32
-31
-32
-31
-30
-30
-26
-27
-27
-22
-21
-24
-24
-24
-25
 chill °C
-43
-32
-38
-40
-41
-42
-42
-39
-42
-42
-37
-34
-34
-32
-33
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-34-33-33-33-33-33-32-29-31-28-25-25-23-24-24-23-34-32-31-32-31-30-29-26-27-25-22-21-23-24-24-25-32-28-27-30-26-24-25-20-20-21-15-15-22-24-24-27
Sunrise
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5:11
—
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5:01
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4:50
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4:37
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12:00
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Sunset
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11:15
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11:24
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11:36
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11:47
12:00
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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu morning, min -34°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Fri morning, min -27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

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
-25°C
light snow
Light snow.
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Amundsen-Scott Airport
1328 km S
507m alt.
1 hour ago
-60°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 80).
4.8 km
Mid: scattered
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
1555 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-60°C
light snow
Diamond dust.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 80).
4.8 km
Mid: scattered
ASCATB183E65S
1709 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 298).
- km
ASCATC183E65S
1715 km NE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 358).
- km
ASCATB184E65S
1722 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 294).
- km
ASCATB154E63S
1748 km N
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSW
(57 kph at 195).
- km
ASCATB178E64S
1751 km NNE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
63
Gales from the NW
(63 kph at 306).
- km
ASCATB152E63S
1755 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the S
(49 kph at 186).
- 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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