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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2050
2200
2150
2100
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
2150
km/h
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
1
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-33
-33
-31
-31
-32
-30
-30
-28
-25
-25
-23
-22
-22
-23
-24
-24
-22
min °C
-33
-33
-32
-31
-32
-31
-30
-30
-26
-26
-26
-23
-22
-25
-24
-24
-24
 chill °C
-45
-42
-32
-38
-39
-40
-41
-42
-39
-39
-40
-37
-35
-36
-35
-33
-34
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-35-34-33-33-32-33-33-31-29-29-28-27-26-25-26-26-25-33-33-32-31-32-31-30-29-26-26-25-23-22-24-24-24-23-29-32-29-28-32-28-25-25-20-19-19-16-15-21-21-22-22
Sunrise
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—
5:11
—
—
5:01
—
—
4:50
—
—
4:37
—
—
12:00
—
—
Sunset
—
11:05
—
—
11:15
—
—
11:24
—
—
11:36
—
—
11:47
12:00
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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu morning, min -33°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Fri morning, min -26°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat 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.
3 hours ago
-19°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB254E70S
2772 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NE
(32 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATB255E70S
2794 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the NNE
(32 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB256E70S
2810 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATB257E70S
2832 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NE
(25 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATB258E70S
2856 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 47).
- km
ASCATC258E70S
2860 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NE
(23 kph at 45).
- km
ASCATB259E70S
2864 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the NE
(27 kph at 42).
- km
ASCATC259E70S
2868 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the NE
(25 kph at 46).
- 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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