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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Sat 20 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Tue morning). Mainly gales.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
50
SW
45
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
55
SW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-19
-18
-19
-20
-19
-20
-19
-18
-17
-16
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-15
-14
-14
min°C
-19
-18
-21
-20
-19
-21
-20
-18
-18
-16
-15
-16
-15
-14
-16
-15
-14
-15
chill°C 
-26
-25
-28
-26
-26
-31
-33
-32
-33
-30
-29
-31
-29
-27
-30
-28
-27
-29
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-21-22-22-22-22-21-20-20-18-17-17-17-17-17-17-16-16-19-18-20-20-19-21-20-18-18-16-15-15-15-14-16-15-14-15-15-13-17-16-14-18-15-13-14-12-10-11-11-9-11-11-10-11
Sunrise
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
Sunset
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00
12:00

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Tue morning). Mainly gales.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-13° C
clear
Fog - in the vicinity.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: clear
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
40 minutes ago
-5° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
10.0 km
ASCATC171E77S
303 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 351).
- km
ASCATC170E77S
313 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the N
(29 kph at 357).
- km
ASCATC172E77S
327 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 349).
- km
ASCATC170E76S
330 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the N
(32 kph at 352).
- km
ASCATC171E76S
347 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 353).
- 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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