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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri morning, min -35°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed afternoon, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
2050
2100
km/h
10
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
20
W
10
NNW
5
NNE
0
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
SW
30
SW
40
SW
50
SW
70
WSW
75
WSW
75
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-26
-24
-25
-28
-29
-31
-32
-35
-35
-32
-30
-29
-28
-30
-32
-29
min °C
-30
-26
-26
-29
-30
-31
-35
-35
-35
-35
-31
-30
-29
-31
-32
-32
 chill °C
-39
-41
-41
-38
-38
-37
-35
-41
-43
-46
-47
-47
-48
-53
-55
-55
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-23-22-25-29-32-34-34-34-32-28-27-26-29-31-29-28-25-26-29-30-31-34-35-35-34-31-30-29-31-32-31-31-28-29-32-30-29-32-35-35-35-35-34-34-33-33-33
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Fri morning, min -35°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed afternoon, min -35°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Tue 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
-21° C
clear
Clear
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
1328 km S
3012m alt.
50 minutes ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
4.8 km
ASCATC168E63S
1758 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the WNW
(48 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB183E64S
1817 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the S
(38 kph at 177).
- km
ASCATB184E64S
1826 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the S
(40 kph at 178).
- km
ASCATB166E62S
1841 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
64
Gales from the W
(64 kph at 279).
- km
ASCATC158E62S
1842 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 285).
- km
ASCATB156E62S
1846 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 289).
- km
ASCATB160E62S
1848 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 280).
- km
ASCATC159E62S
1848 km N
15m alt.
2 hours ago
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 282).
- 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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