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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat afternoon, min -38°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
9450
5100
4750
4300
2100
2050
km/h
10
SW
30
SW
40
WSW
10
SSE
15
S
25
SSE
5
SW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
35
SSE
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-37
-33
-33
-34
-34
-35
-35
-36
-35
-35
-35
-35
-34
-33
-30
-29
-27
-25
min °C
-38
-34
-35
-34
-35
-36
-36
-36
-36
-35
-35
-36
-35
-33
-32
-29
-28
-26
 chill °C
-49
-50
-49
-44
-49
-52
-46
-47
-49
-49
-49
-49
-48
-45
-42
-40
-41
-41
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-37-34-34-35-37-38-36-35-34-33-32-32-31-30-29-30-30-29-38-34-34-34-35-36-36-36-36-35-35-36-35-33-31-29-28-26-40-35-38-34-31-32-35-39-39-38-40-41-39-38-34-28-24-20
Sunrise
12:04
11:48
11:33
11:18
11:07
10:55
Sunset
2:48
3:06
3:19
3:33
3:45
3:56

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat afternoon, min -38°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -36°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-25° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (24 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Jang Bogo Station
410 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-26° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
40 km
Mid: clear
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-10° C
-
80
Severe gales from the SE
(80 kph at 130).
ASCATB180E64S
1679 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the NE
(53 kph at 43).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1685 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
48
Strong winds from the NE
(48 kph at 45).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
1697 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the NE
(44 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATC180E64S
1701 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the NE
(47 kph at 46).
- km
ASCATB182E64S
1713 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the NE
(43 kph at 44).
- km
ASCATB179E64S
1717 km NNE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NE
(45 kph at 50).
- km
ASCATC182E64S
1734 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 48).
- 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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