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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Sat 07 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -20°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Sat
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
20
SW
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
5
SE
max °C
-17
-16
-16
-16
-17
-20
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-21
-23
-23
-22
min °C
-18
-17
-16
-17
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
-20
-23
-24
-23
-23
-25
-23
-25
-28
-29
-29
-28
-30
-32
-31
-33
-33
-26
-30
-34
-33
-32
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
7500
7100
4150
2150
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-18-17-16-17-18-20-20-20-20-19-19-19-20-22-24-23-23-16-17-16-16-18-19-19-21-20-19-20-20-20-23-22-20-22-13-17-15-14-17-17-16-20-18-16-20-20-19-23-19-16-19
Sunrise
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 Sat night, min -20°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue afternoon, min -24°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Wed 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
176 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: broken
SHIP8914
178 km ENE
15m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
36
Fresh winds from the SE
(36 kph at 130).
- km
Cape Ross
180 km NNE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
Williams Field
182 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
ASCATB169E77S
296 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 156).
- km
ASCATB170E77S
319 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATB171E77S
331 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the S
(47 kph at 169).
- km
ASCATB172E77S
363 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
47
Strong winds from the S
(47 kph at 180).
- 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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