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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 am Wed 24 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
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
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
80
SW
80
SW
75
SW
70
SSW
60
SSW
35
SW
15
SW
5
SW
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
1
2
max °C
-17
-17
-14
-12
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
-15
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
min °C
-17
-18
-17
-13
-11
-10
-10
-11
-14
-15
-16
-16
-16
-15
-16
-16
-15
-15
-34
-35
-34
-28
-24
-21
-17
-15
-21
-23
-23
-16
-23
-22
-26
-26
-25
-26
0
0
0
0
100
0
150
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5700
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
5350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-18-16-13-11-10-10-11-13-15-16-16-16-15-16-16-15-15-15-15-14-12-10-10-9-9-11-12-13-13-13-13-15-15-13-14-10-9-11-8-6-7-5-4-7-7-7-8-9-9-12-11-8-11
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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon 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
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
177 km E
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
9
Light winds from the
(9 kph at 270).
34 km
Mid: clear
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Clear
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
10.0 km
ASCATB175E77S
397 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 167).
- km
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
401 km NNE
93m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
-
117
Extremely windy from the W
(117 kph at 260).
ASCATB176E77S
406 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 173).
- km
ASCATB177E77S
423 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 187).
- km
ASCATB178E77S
442 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 190).
- 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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