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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue night, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun morning, min -30°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2250
5450
5450
4400
2200
2100
2100
km/h
20
NW
35
W
45
WSW
55
WSW
70
WSW
80
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
10
W
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-17
-28
-27
-27
-28
-27
-28
-30
-30
-28
-26
-25
-24
-23
-24
-27
min °C
-26
-28
-27
-28
-28
-27
-30
-30
-30
-30
-27
-25
-25
-23
-25
-28
 chill °C
-41
-44
-44
-48
-48
-48
-49
-49
-50
-49
-42
-38
-34
-28
-33
-28
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-26-25-26-28-28-28-29-29-26-24-23-23-24-26-28-22-28-27-28-28-27-29-30-30-29-27-25-25-23-25-28-20-28-28-27-26-26-29-31-31-31-29-27-25-20-22-25
Sunrise
9:53
9:45
9:37
9:27
9:18
Sunset
4:53
5:01
5:09
5:19
5:25

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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 Tue night, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Tue night, severe gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -23°C on Sun morning, min -30°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Mon 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
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm.(Wind varies from 009 to 011 degs)
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-6°C
-
57
Near gales from the ESE
(57 kph at 110).
ASCATC131E63S
1930 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
81
Severe gales from the ESE
(81 kph at 116).
- km
ASCATC130E63S
2013 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
75
Severe gales from the ESE
(75 kph at 119).
- km
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
ASCATC129E63S
2029 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
72
Gales from the ESE
(72 kph at 114).
- km
ASCATC128E63S
2050 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
69
Gales from the ESE
(69 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATB127E63S
2064 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
70
Gales from the ESE
(70 kph at 120).
- km
ASCATC127E63S
2065 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
68
Gales from the ESE
(68 kph at 118).
- km
ASCATB126E63S
2073 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
69
Gales from the ESE
(69 kph at 122).
- 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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