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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Fri 05 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat afternoon, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue afternoon, min -21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
35
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
0
SE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
5
E
10
SE
15
SSE
 cm 
1
1
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-21
-22
-22
-21
-20
-20
-20
-20
-21
-21
-20
-20
-20
-19
-20
-20
-20
-20
min°C
-21
-22
-22
-22
-21
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-20
-21
-20
-19
-20
-20
-20
-21
chill°C 
-35
-34
-33
-34
-32
-32
-28
-27
-25
-27
-30
-31
-30
-29
-29
-25
-27
-30
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
2050
2200
2200
2150
2300
2350
2350
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-22-22-22-21-20-20-21-21-21-20-21-20-19-20-20-20-21-17-18-19-17-16-17-17-17-19-18-17-19-18-16-19-17-17-18-10-11-12-10-9-11-11-10-15-12-11-15-12-11-15-11-11-12
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 dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat afternoon, min -22°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Tue afternoon, min -21°C on Mon morning). 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
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
clear
Clear skies.
24
Moderate winds from the SSE
(24 kph at 160).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 120 to 180 degs)
(35 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Priestley Glacier
500 km N
1925m alt.
44 minutes ago
-15° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-3° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 100).
45 km
Mid: overcast
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
WilkinsRunwayEast
1962 km W
755m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-2° C
Mist
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
1.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP8619
2217 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
-1° C
18
Light winds from the W
(18 kph at 260).
- km
ASCATC94E66S
2427 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the E
(27 kph at 94).
- km
ASCATC98E63S
2615 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 50).
- 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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