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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Fri 11 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -42°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
80
WSW
55
WSW
40
W
20
NW
10
NE
15
W
45
W
60
W
60
SW
60
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
25
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
 cm 
2
2
 mm 
max°C
-28
-26
-25
-21
-25
-33
-39
-41
-34
-31
-30
-26
-25
-28
-26
-23
-22
-20
-19
min°C
-30
-27
-26
-24
-29
-35
-42
-42
-36
-33
-30
-29
-28
-29
-27
-24
-23
-21
-24
chill°C 
-52
-46
-42
-40
-34
-51
-64
-67
-59
-54
-49
-44
-45
-46
-43
-37
-35
-28
-35
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5200
2050
2100
2100
9600
7350
4600
2150
5550
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-25-25-23-29-34-38-41-36-31-27-24-25-25-24-20-19-19-21-29-27-26-23-27-34-41-42-35-32-30-28-27-29-27-24-23-21-22-30-28-26-22-24-33-44-43-33-33-33-31-28-31-29-26-25-21-20
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat night, min -42°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-24° C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
36 km
Mid: clear
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
50 minutes ago
-14° C
-
Wind obs. (85 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
401 km NNE
93m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
80
Severe gales from the WNW
(80 kph at 290).
Cape Phillips
632 km NNE
780m alt.
50 minutes ago
-11° C
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
-
74
Gales from the ESE
(74 kph at 110).
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-69° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB130E64S
1906 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 41).
- km
ASCATB129E64S
1926 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 14).
- km
ASCATB128E64S
1940 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 304).
- 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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