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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu morning, min -38°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu afternoon, min -37°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2100
2100
2050
2150
4300
2150
km/h
20
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
10
SSW
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SW
55
WSW
70
WSW
55
WSW
35
WSW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-35
-37
-36
-35
-34
-33
-29
-27
-26
-34
-31
-28
-29
-32
-34
-37
min °C
-33
-35
-38
-37
-37
-35
-34
-32
-28
-27
-37
-34
-29
-32
-33
-35
-37
 chill °C
-49
-49
-52
-48
-50
-48
-46
-45
-39
-41
-53
-49
-50
-52
-52
-50
-50
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-33-36-38-38-37-36-35-32-31-31-38-34-31-31-33-36-36-32-35-38-37-36-35-34-31-28-27-36-33-29-31-33-35-37-32-37-38-37-39-36-34-29-23-20-32-30-25-30-33-34-38
Sunrise
—
—
7:15
—
—
7:07
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:41
—
—
Sunset
9:08
—
—
9:16
—
—
9:23
—
—
9:31
—
—
9:38
—
—
9:46
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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu morning, min -38°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Thu afternoon, min -37°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat 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
-24°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (44 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-20°C
-
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 70).
40 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB206E68S
1865 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATB206E67S
1962 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB207E67S
1984 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the NNE
(34 kph at 28).
- km
ASCATB208E67S
2015 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the NNE
(39 kph at 21).
- km
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
moderate snow
Slight to moderate drifting snow, above eye level.
54
Near gales from the E
(54 kph at 80).
0.3 km
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATB209E67S
2028 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the N
(48 kph at 5).
- km
ASCATC209E67S
2030 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
46
Strong winds from the NNE
(46 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATC210E67S
2043 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the N
(51 kph at 9).
- 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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