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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 am Sun 21 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun morning, min -31°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Wed morning, min -40°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
35
S
30
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
35
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-21
-21
-23
-24
-25
-26
-27
-29
-32
-33
-34
-38
-39
-38
-37
-35
-32
min °C
-21
-21
-22
-24
-24
-26
-26
-28
-31
-32
-33
-37
-39
-40
-39
-38
-36
-35
 chill °C
-35
-34
-32
-32
-32
-41
-41
-45
-50
-52
-53
-58
-58
-56
-53
-48
-46
-48
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
2100
8100
8150
4700
7350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-24-24-21-22-22-24-25-27-29-31-33-36-39-40-39-38-37-36-21-21-22-24-24-26-26-28-30-32-33-36-39-40-39-38-36-34-15-17-24-29-29-30-31-32-34-36-36-39-41-42-42-39-36-30
Sunrise
12:00
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: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun morning, min -31°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -32°C on Wed morning, min -40°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW 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
-10° C
moderate snow
Blowing moderate snow.
Wind obs. (85 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
3.5 km
Mid: overcast
ASCATB143E64S
1692 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WNW
(44 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATB142E64S
1692 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 296).
- km
ASCATB144E64S
1712 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 310).
- km
ASCATB144E63S
1721 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the NW
(45 kph at 307).
- km
ASCATB143E63S
1737 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
54
Near gales from the WNW
(54 kph at 297).
- km
ASCATB168E63S
1740 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the S
(55 kph at 181).
- km
ASCATB167E63S
1740 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
51
Near gales from the S
(51 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATB145E63S
1742 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WNW
(42 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATB142E63S
1745 km NW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
52
Near gales from the WNW
(52 kph at 293).
- 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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