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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu afternoon, min -25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
2150
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
4400
2100
2100
2050
2100
2250
2250
km/h
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
20
SSE
30
S
35
SSE
45
S
40
S
30
SSW
20
WSW
5
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
4
2
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-23
-23
-24
-23
-21
-21
-20
-19
-21
-24
-24
-24
-22
-23
-23
-22
-21
-21
min °C
-24
-23
-25
-24
-22
-22
-20
-20
-24
-25
-25
-25
-23
-23
-24
-22
-21
-22
 chill °C
-32
-30
-34
-36
-35
-36
-34
-32
-35
-32
-32
-35
-33
-33
-33
-33
-31
-29
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-26-25-27-27-25-25-25-24-23-24-25-26-25-25-24-24-23-23-24-23-25-24-22-22-20-20-23-25-25-25-23-23-24-22-21-22-20-19-22-18-15-15-13-14-21-26-24-23-19-19-22-20-17-19
Sunrise
12:00
—
—
4:13
—
—
3:58
—
—
3:42
—
—
3:21
—
—
2:56
—
—
Sunset
12:00
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—
12:01
—
—
12:15
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—
12:32
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—
12:51
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—
1:16
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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Mon afternoon, min -25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Mon morning).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu afternoon, min -25°C on Tue morning). 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
-16°C
light snow
Light snow.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
410 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-13°C
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1328 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-18°C
-
48
Strong winds from the SE
(48 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1555 km S
2835m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2c148E63S
1707 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ENE
(32 kph at 75).
- km
hy2c152E63S
1714 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 32).
- km
hy2c149E63S
1728 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 68).
- km
hy2c143E63S
1729 km NW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the E
(42 kph at 95).
- 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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