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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
N
15
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-23
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-21
-20
-20
-20
-22
-22
-21
min°C
-23
-22
-23
-23
-21
-22
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-21
-21
-20
-22
-22
-22
-22
chill°C 
-31
-28
-29
-31
-28
-29
-30
-31
-32
-28
-27
-27
-21
-24
-34
-34
-34
-35
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2200
2100
2100
2100
2200
2150
4250
2450
2100
2050
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-22-23-23-21-22-21-21-21-20-20-21-21-20-21-22-22-22-19-18-20-18-17-19-19-18-20-19-18-20-19-17-19-19-19-19-13-11-14-11-10-15-14-13-17-15-13-17-15-12-14-14-12-14
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 -21°C on Sat afternoon, min -23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Tue 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
-5° C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
36 km
Mid: clear
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
58 minutes ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (17 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Priestley Glacier
500 km N
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
Cape Phillips
632 km NNE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
1328 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
-29° C
moderate snow
Ice crystals.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: broken
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
2 hours ago
-44° C
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
WilkinsRunwayEast
1962 km W
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
Mid: overcast

* 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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