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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri morning, min -37°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Tue morning, min -45°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2150
2050
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
km/h
65
SW
45
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
45
SW
5
S
15
S
20
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
40
W
5
ENE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-28
-29
-32
-36
-36
-33
-35
-35
-35
-35
-36
-35
-34
-34
-38
-43
-43
-44
min °C
-29
-30
-35
-37
-37
-35
-35
-36
-36
-36
-36
-37
-35
-35
-42
-43
-43
-45
 chill °C
-48
-48
-50
-54
-54
-46
-42
-50
-51
-46
-48
-54
-54
-56
-68
-68
-65
-58
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-29-33-36-36-34-35-37-37-36-35-35-33-34-41-44-44-44-29-30-34-37-37-34-35-36-36-36-36-36-35-35-40-43-43-45-30-32-36-40-41-38-38-33-33-36-39-39-37-37-41-44-45-46
Sunrise
12:26
12:04
11:48
11:33
11:18
11:07
Sunset
2:26
2:48
3:06
3:19
3:33
3:45

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Fri morning, min -37°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sun morning).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Tue morning, min -45°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Wed 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-35° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-24° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (31 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC180E65S
1655 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the W
(60 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATB180E65S
1659 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the W
(57 kph at 267).
- km
ASCATB181E65S
1676 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the W
(53 kph at 275).
- km
ASCATB180E64S
1679 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the W
(55 kph at 276).
- km
ASCATC181E64S
1687 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
59
Near gales from the W
(59 kph at 266).
- km
ASCATB181E64S
1692 km NE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
54
Near gales from the W
(54 kph at 275).
- 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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