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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sat afternoon, min -48°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri morning, min -43°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2150
2200
2150
2100
2100
7950
2150
8150
km/h
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
5
NW
15
SSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
50
W
40
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-36
-37
-37
-38
-39
-42
-42
-45
-44
-42
-38
-36
-36
-37
-39
-37
-35
min °C
-37
-38
-38
-39
-42
-42
-44
-48
-47
-43
-40
-37
-37
-40
-40
-38
-36
 chill °C
-45
-46
-49
-52
-61
-61
-63
-56
-62
-67
-61
-59
-54
-53
-54
-51
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-36-38-38-39-41-42-43-46-46-43-38-36-35-36-37-35-33-37-38-38-39-41-42-43-47-46-43-39-37-37-39-40-38-36-38-37-36-37-41-43-43-47-45-41-39-38-38-41-42-40-39
Sunrise
9:18
9:11
9:03
8:53
8:45
Sunset
5:19
5:25
5:34
5:42
5:49
5:57

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -36°C on Sat afternoon, min -48°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Fri morning, min -43°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
-32°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
2634 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 270).
2877 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
-
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 260).
ASCATC89E61S
3066 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 259).
- km
ASCATC91E61S
3072 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 261).
- km
ASCATC91E60S
3083 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 262).
- km
ASCATC90E61S
3088 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the W
(49 kph at 260).
- km
EnderbyIslandAws
3092 km N
40m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
46
Strong winds from the W
(46 kph at 260).
ASCATC88E61S
3105 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the WSW
(49 kph at 242).
- 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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