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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
3800
4200
3800
3700
3900
4650
2150
km/h
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
N
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-22
-21
-22
-22
-22
-24
-24
-24
-26
-25
-24
-25
-27
-28
-30
min °C
-24
-23
-21
-23
-23
-23
-26
-25
-25
-27
-26
-24
-27
-27
-29
-31
 chill °C
-35
-32
-30
-30
-28
-23
-26
-30
-34
-36
-36
-37
-42
-41
-38
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-24-23-23-23-24-26-26-27-27-26-25-27-28-30-31-24-23-21-23-23-23-25-25-25-27-26-24-26-27-29-31-19-19-18-22-20-20-24-21-21-26-24-23-28-27-26-30
Sunrise
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2:56
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Sunset
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1:16
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12:00
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12:00
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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -31°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Mon 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
1 hour ago
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (43 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.6 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
1328 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
light snow
Snow grains.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
2.4 km
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-8°C
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
1555 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Mid: sky obscured
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB149E64S
1661 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATB148E64S
1663 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 kph at 292).
- km
ASCATB175E64S
1715 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATB176E64S
1722 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
38
Fresh winds from the N
(38 kph at 358).
- 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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