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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun morning, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
2050
2100
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
3250
6700
8300
km/h
70
WSW
60
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
25
S
35
S
30
S
40
SW
40
WSW
35
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-30
-34
-34
-33
-33
-32
-32
-31
-29
-29
-26
-23
-21
-20
-20
-21
-22
min °C
-29
-32
-37
-35
-33
-33
-32
-32
-32
-30
-29
-29
-25
-23
-21
-20
-23
-25
 chill °C
-49
-51
-37
-45
-45
-42
-38
-41
-40
-40
-40
-40
-38
-38
-35
-34
-38
-38
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-33-36-36-35-34-33-34-33-32-32-30-27-26-23-20-22-22-29-31-36-35-33-33-32-32-32-30-29-28-24-22-21-20-22-24-28-29-36-32-29-31-29-28-29-25-23-23-18-16-17-20-21-25
Sunrise
5:31
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:01
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:37
—
—
Sunset
—
—
10:54
—
—
11:05
—
—
11:15
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—
11:24
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—
11:36
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11:47

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sun morning, min -37°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu night, min -30°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

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
-19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
4 hours ago
-10°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
128
Extremely windy from the SSE
(128 kph at 150).
<100m
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
ASCATC148E64S
1658 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
71
Gales from the SE
(71 kph at 133).
- km
ASCATC147E64S
1672 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
79
Severe gales from the SE
(79 kph at 132).
- km
ASCATB147E64S
1673 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the SE
(75 kph at 133).
- km
ASCATC150E63S
1677 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 96).
- km
ASCATB146E64S
1681 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
76
Severe gales from the SE
(76 kph at 137).
- km
ASCATC151E63S
1685 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the E
(25 kph at 82).
- km
ASCATC148E63S
1685 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the SE
(70 kph at 131).
- 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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