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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 6 am Fri 16 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 -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon afternoon, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2050
2050
2050
2100
2100
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
3300
3950
2200
2100
2050
2050
km/h
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
20
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
25
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-25
-24
-23
-23
-24
-23
-22
-22
-21
-20
-20
-23
-23
-25
-23
-22
-23
min °C
-28
-26
-25
-23
-23
-25
-25
-22
-22
-21
-20
-22
-23
-25
-27
-24
-23
-24
 chill °C
-38
-34
-32
-33
-31
-33
-37
-35
-36
-35
-34
-36
-34
-34
-36
-36
-34
-32
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-29-27-27-26-26-26-28-26-26-25-25-22-23-24-27-27-26-25-28-26-25-23-23-25-24-22-22-21-20-21-23-24-26-24-23-24-25-22-21-18-17-23-19-15-15-14-13-19-23-23-24-18-16-21
Sunrise
4:37
—
—
12:00
—
—
4:13
—
—
3:58
—
—
3:42
—
—
3:21
—
—
Sunset
—
—
11:47
12:00
—
—
12:01
—
—
12:15
—
—
12:32
—
—
12:51
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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 -22°C on Sun afternoon, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon afternoon, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue 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
-21°C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-21°C
clear
Clear
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
40 minutes ago
-17°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 80).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
hy2c177E64S
1711 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 265).
- km
hy2c175E64S
1718 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the WNW
(20 kph at 282).
- km
ASCATB172E63S
1721 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 35).
- km
hy2c176E64S
1724 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the WNW
(26 kph at 285).
- km
hy2c179E64S
1725 km NE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the WSW
(34 kph at 238).
- km
ASCATB173E63S
1728 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 37).
- 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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