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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri morning, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun night, min -38°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4700
2100
2100
2100
2100
2200
2150
7350
km/h
85
SW
80
SW
75
SW
70
WSW
55
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
50
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSE
30
SE
20
S
15
S
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-29
-29
-29
-28
-30
-30
-34
-36
-34
-34
-35
-33
-35
-38
-36
-36
-36
-35
min °C
-29
-30
-30
-29
-30
-34
-35
-36
-36
-35
-35
-34
-36
-38
-37
-36
-36
-36
 chill °C
-51
-53
-52
-49
-49
-52
-53
-55
-54
-54
-49
-34
-51
-54
-51
-47
-47
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-31-30-29-29-31-33-35-34-35-35-34-38-39-38-35-33-34-29-30-30-29-30-32-35-36-35-35-35-34-36-38-37-36-36-36-28-28-30-31-32-35-37-39-39-38-38-35-32-36-35-38-39-39
Sunrise
12:00
12:26
12:04
11:48
11:33
11:18
Sunset
12:00
2:26
2:48
3:06
3:19
3:33

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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 Fri morning, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sun night, min -38°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (26 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-23° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (20 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
1328 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
ASCATC113E63S
2317 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the N
(14 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATC112E63S
2353 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATC111E62S
2490 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the N
(12 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATB109E62S
2514 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 329).
- km
ASCATC110E62S
2519 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the NW
(14 kph at 313).
- km
ASCATC109E62S
2539 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 312).
- km
ASCATB108E62S
2561 km W
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 252).
- 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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