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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Fri 12 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
5
SE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-18
-19
-18
-17
-18
-18
-18
-19
-18
-18
-19
-18
-18
-18
-17
-17
-17
min°C
-18
-20
-18
-17
-20
-19
-18
-21
-19
-18
-21
-20
-18
-20
-18
-17
-18
chill°C 
-23
-20
-24
-23
-27
-27
-27
-31
-28
-26
-28
-26
-23
-20
-22
-24
-27
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
2150
2150
4150
7350
2400
2400
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-23-23-21-22-21-21-21-20-20-21-21-21-21-21-20-20-18-20-18-17-19-19-18-20-19-18-20-19-18-19-18-17-18-11-13-11-9-14-14-13-17-15-13-17-15-13-15-12-11-14
Sunrise
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 330).
34 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
ASCATC187E78S
655 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the NNE
(18 kph at 15).
- km
ASCATC188E78S
679 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 35).
- km
ASCATC186E77S
681 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATC187E77S
692 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the NNE
(23 kph at 31).
- km
ASCATB189E78S
700 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 48).
- km
ASCATC186E76S
702 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 68).
- 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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