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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sun afternoon, min -39°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9950
2100
2050
2150
2150
2150
2150
km/h
60
WSW
80
WSW
80
SW
55
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
40
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-26
-27
-27
-28
-30
-30
-31
-32
-35
-36
-35
-34
-34
-36
-37
-36
min °C
-27
-27
-27
-31
-31
-31
-32
-34
-36
-37
-36
-35
-36
-37
-37
-37
 chill °C
-46
-48
-48
-50
-50
-51
-50
-43
-44
-48
-44
-43
-47
-50
-50
-54
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-27-28-29-28-29-29-30-31-34-38-37-36-34-35-35-36-27-27-27-30-31-31-32-33-36-37-36-35-35-37-37-37-26-24-25-29-32-33-34-36-37-34-33-33-36-39-40-37
Sunrise
9:45
9:37
9:27
9:18
9:11
Sunset
5:01
5:09
5:19
5:25
5:34

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed night, min -36°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Sun afternoon, min -39°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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
-18°C
light snow
Light snow.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
1.0 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB179E65S
1656 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 132).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1662 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the SE
(32 kph at 128).
- km
ASCATC180E65S
1669 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 124).
- km
ASCATB182E65S
1675 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SE
(27 kph at 140).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1677 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 133).
- km
ASCATC181E65S
1681 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SE
(30 kph at 128).
- km
ASCATB174E64S
1702 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the E
(36 kph at 91).
- km
ASCATC182E65S
1702 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 136).
- 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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