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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Mon morning, gales from the S by Wed afternoon).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
2100
2100
2050
2200
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
2800
2100
2100
2100
km/h
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
50
S
40
SSE
35
S
35
SSW
35
SW
35
S
40
S
60
S
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
4
2
1
—
2
3
9
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-24
-24
-26
-25
-24
-24
-23
-22
-20
-19
-20
-18
-16
-16
-16
-15
-14
-14
min °C
-24
-25
-27
-25
-24
-25
-24
-23
-23
-20
-22
-21
-17
-16
-16
-16
-14
-17
 chill °C
-34
-37
-40
-38
-36
-35
-35
-35
-35
-32
-36
-35
-30
-28
-28
-28
-26
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-28-29-30-29-28-26-26-26-24-23-25-24-21-20-18-19-18-20-24-25-27-25-24-25-24-23-22-20-21-20-17-16-16-16-14-16-17-17-20-18-17-22-18-17-20-14-14-13-10-9-12-9-7-8
Sunrise
12:00
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—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
—
12:00
—
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Sunset
12:00
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12:00
—
—
12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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12:00
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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun night, min -27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Mon morning, gales from the S by Wed 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-13°C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
48
Strong winds from the S
(48 kph at 190).
1.6 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the ESE
(28 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the ESE
(31 kph at 110).
40 km
Mid: scattered
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
WilkinsRunwayEast
1962 km W
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-15°C
-
52
Near gales from the E
(52 kph at 100).
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
50 km
Mid: few
Davis
2564 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-8°C
State of sky unchanged.
41
Strong winds from the NNE
(41 kph at 20).
50 km
Mid: few
2634 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2877 km NNE
16m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 240).
BaseBelgranoII
2893 km S
256m alt.
3 hours ago
-10°C
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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