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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu night, min -41°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -30°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Mon morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2100
2050
2050
2050
2100
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2200
2100
2100
km/h
5
E
25
ESE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
25
SSW
15
S
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-36
-39
-37
-33
-26
-29
-30
-32
-29
-29
-27
-30
-29
-25
-23
-22
-21
min °C
-37
-41
-39
-35
-31
-30
-33
-35
-31
-29
-29
-30
-30
-28
-23
-22
-22
 chill °C
-51
-58
-59
-54
-48
-46
-50
-54
-46
-41
-43
-44
-44
-39
-28
-29
-30
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-41-40-37-32-32-35-37-33-31-30-31-31-27-24-23-22-37-40-38-34-29-30-32-34-30-29-28-30-30-27-23-22-22-39-39-34-29-23-25-26-29-26-26-25-27-28-24-20-19-20
Sunrise
10:55
10:44
10:33
10:22
10:12
Sunset
3:45
3:56
4:07
4:16
4:27
4:36

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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 -26°C on Thu night, min -41°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -30°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the ESE by Mon 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
-33°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 100).
0.8 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB185E64S
1850 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the SSW
(69 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATB186E64S
1860 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the SSW
(70 kph at 212).
- km
ASCATC187E64S
1876 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
68
Gales from the SSW
(68 kph at 211).
- km
ASCATB187E64S
1883 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
66
Gales from the SSW
(66 kph at 210).
- km
ASCATC188E64S
1893 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SW
(57 kph at 218).
- km
ASCATB188E64S
1894 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the SSW
(61 kph at 213).
- km
ASCATB185E63S
1955 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
73
Gales from the SW
(73 kph at 216).
- 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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