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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 am Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Thu night).

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
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
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
0
ESE
10
SSW
20
SSW
40
SW
50
SW
55
SW
55
SW
40
SW
35
SW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
-19
-19
-18
-18
-17
-17
-18
min°C
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-19
-19
-19
-17
-17
-19
chill°C 
-30
-33
-32
-33
-28
-29
-31
-27
-27
-25
-20
-27
-31
-33
-34
-35
-32
-30
-32
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
4200
2150
4350
4050
5000
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-22-22-21-21-21-21-21-21-20-20-20-20-20-19-19-19-17-17-19-20-20-18-20-19-18-20-19-18-19-17-17-19-18-17-18-16-15-17-15-15-13-17-15-14-17-15-13-16-12-11-15-14-12-14-13-11-14
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 -20°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
clear
Clear skies.
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 160).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (39 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
ASCATB170E77S
293 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SSE
(34 kph at 162).
- km
ASCATC170E77S
296 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSE
(30 kph at 157).
- km
ASCATB171E77S
314 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the SE
(24 kph at 131).
- km
ASCATC171E77S
329 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the WNW
(10 kph at 290).
- km
ASCATB172E77S
337 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the S
(18 kph at 170).
- km
ASCATC172E77S
347 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 308).
- km
ASCATB173E77S
357 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SSW
(25 kph at 200).
- 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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