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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Sun 22 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Sun morning, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, strong winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed afternoon, min -34°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
AM
PM
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
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
30
SE
40
SSE
35
SSE
20
SSE
10
WSW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
50
WSW
1
max °C
-25
-25
-27
-27
-28
-27
-28
-28
-26
-24
-23
-24
-26
-27
-29
-32
-33
-33
min °C
-25
-26
-28
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-25
-23
-26
-26
-28
-32
-33
-34
-34
-39
-38
-38
-37
-39
-40
-43
-44
-45
-37
-30
-39
-38
-39
-45
-49
-53
-54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2200
4100
3550
3650
3650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-27-29-30-30-30-31-32-30-27-25-24-25-26-29-31-32-32-25-26-28-27-28-28-28-28-27-25-23-25-26-28-31-33-34-34-24-24-24-23-24-23-22-22-22-20-20-26-28-29-33-35-36-37
Sunrise
8:22
8:30
8:37
8:44
8:51
8:57
Sunset
8:34
8:25
8:17
8:09
8:02
7:54

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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 Sun morning, min -28°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, strong winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Wed afternoon, min -34°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the WSW 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
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
55 minutes ago
-9° C
clear
Clear skies.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
34 km
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
55 minutes ago
-13° C
-
56
Near gales from the SSW
(56 kph at 210).
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
401 km NNE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 80).
Priestley Glacier
500 km N
1925m alt.
55 minutes ago
-35° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
632 km NNE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-15° C
-
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
55 minutes ago
-9° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
50 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
55 minutes ago
-55° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC120E67S
1800 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the WSW
(37 kph at 254).
- km
ASCATC121E66S
1806 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WSW
(36 kph at 249).
- 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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