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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Thu 04 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
ESE
20
S
30
S
35
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
5
SW
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
E
 cm 
2
2
2
1
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
min°C
-23
-23
-22
-21
-22
-24
-23
-22
-21
-21
-21
-22
-21
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
chill°C 
-34
-34
-35
-35
-34
-36
-34
-31
-31
-32
-32
-26
-25
-28
-29
-28
-26
-24
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
3300
4350
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-23-22-21-22-23-23-22-21-21-21-22-21-20-20-19-19-19-19-19-18-17-18-19-19-17-17-17-17-19-19-17-19-17-16-16-12-11-11-10-10-13-12-10-10-10-10-14-13-12-16-12-9-10
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: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu night, min -24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
6
Light winds from the
(6 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: few
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
401 km NNE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
Priestley Glacier
500 km N
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-18° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
632 km NNE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 110).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC117E66S
1885 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
- 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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