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

Portal Mountain Weather Forecast

Worcester Range · Antarctica
Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
2050
2050
2100
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
km/h
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
25
S
35
S
35
S
40
SSE
40
S
30
S
15
SW
15
S
35
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
4
2
2
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1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-29
-29
-26
-25
-25
-24
-23
-24
-22
-21
-21
-20
-20
-21
-22
-22
-22
min °C
-27
-30
-30
-28
-25
-26
-24
-23
-24
-23
-21
-22
-21
-20
-22
-22
-22
-23
 chill °C
-40
-43
-43
-39
-33
-33
-34
-32
-32
-36
-34
-37
-35
-34
-34
-32
-31
-36
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-31-33-32-30-27-27-27-26-26-26-25-26-25-25-24-24-25-25-27-30-30-27-25-26-24-23-24-23-21-22-21-20-22-22-22-23-21-22-26-23-22-23-19-19-22-16-14-15-14-13-18-20-17-18
Sunrise
4:50
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—
4:37
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—
12:00
—
—
4:13
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3:58
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3:42
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Sunset
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11:36
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11:47
12:00
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—
12:01
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12:15
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12:32
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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sat afternoon, min -30°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-23°C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
410 km NNE
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-21°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 200).
40 km
Mid: scattered
1328 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-14°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 40).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
1555 km S
2835m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC145E64S
1674 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WNW
(35 kph at 300).
- km
ASCATC146E64S
1678 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATC144E64S
1681 km NW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 301).
- 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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