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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Thu 22 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
55
SW
60
SW
70
SW
65
SW
65
SW
55
SW
60
SW
50
SW
45
SW
max °C
-19
-18
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-17
-16
-14
-13
-13
-13
-15
-15
-16
min °C
-19
-18
-17
-16
-16
-17
-17
-18
-19
-18
-16
-15
-13
-13
-15
-15
-15
-18
-29
-27
-26
-23
-25
-30
-29
-31
-33
-33
-31
-30
-27
-27
-29
-30
-28
-32
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2100
4200
5300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-19-18-17-16-16-17-17-18-19-18-16-15-13-13-14-15-15-17-16-14-15-15-14-16-16-16-18-16-14-14-13-12-14-14-14-17-9-7-12-12-11-14-14-12-15-13-11-11-10-9-12-11-11-16
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, near gales from the SW by Sat night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Portal Mountain at the specific elevation of 2555 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
-6° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 290).
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
light snow
Light snow.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
ASCATB168E77S
258 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the E
(14 kph at 93).
- km
ASCATC169E77S
264 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 89).
- km
ASCATB169E77S
267 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 354).
- km
ASCATB170E77S
290 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
- km
ASCATB171E77S
312 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
14
Light winds from the ESE
(14 kph at 102).
- km
ASCATB170E76S
317 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 79).
- 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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