Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

 

Days 0-3 Portal Mountain Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun morning, min -38°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Days 3-6 Portal Mountain Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Sat morning, min -40°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 6-9 Portal Mountain Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
40 SW40
35 SW35
50 WSW50
55 WSW55
55 WSW55
40 SW40
30 SSE30
20 SSE20
10 ESE10
20 ESE20
30 SE30
35 SSE35
35 SSE35
35 SSE35
30 SSE30
25 SSW25
20 SW20
25 SW25
25 W25
25 W25
15 NNE15
15 E15
5 SE5
0 SSE0
10 SW10
15 SW15
30 SW30
clear clear clear clear clear clear some clouds some clouds some clouds clear some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds clear clear clear some clouds snow shwrs some clouds some clouds clear clear clear
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - -
High °C
-21 -21 -21 -27 -30 -35 -36 -36 -36 -38 -39 -39 -38 -38 -38 -38 -37 -34 -33 -31 -30 -31 -33 -32 -31 -30 -29
Low °C
-21 -21 -25 -29 -33 -36 -36 -36 -38 -39 -40 -40 -38 -38 -38 -38 -37 -37 -33 -32 -31 -33 -34 -34 -32 -30 -29
Chill °C
-35 -35 -36 -45 -50 -57 -54 -50 -45 -53 -57 -59 -57 -57 -57 -54 -52 -50 -48 -44 -41 -43 -41 -38 -40 -42 -44
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
12:00 - - 12:00 - - 12:27 - - 12:06 - - 11:48 - - 11:33 - - 11:19 - - 11:07 - - 10:55 - -
Sunset
- 12:00 - - 12:00 - - 2:26 - - 2:48 - - 3:04 - - 3:19 - - 3:33 - - 3:45 - - 3:56 -

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Minna Bluff
177 km ESE
920m alt.
4 hours ago
No report.
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 170).
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
201m alt.
2 hours ago
-9.7° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 210).
Linda
212 km ESE
50m alt.
4 hours ago
-17.3° C
No report.
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 190).
Baia Terra Nova
401 km NNE
80m alt.
2 hours ago
-12.9° C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Cape Phillips
632 km NNE
201m alt.
3 hours ago
-11.4° C
-
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 30).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Portal Mountain and within an acceptable time window.

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