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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Thu 04 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
20
S
30
S
35
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
25
S
20
S
10
S
10
NW
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
E
 cm 
2
2
1
2
3
 mm 
max°C
-22
-21
-20
-21
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-19
-19
-19
min°C
-23
-22
-21
-22
-23
-23
-22
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
-21
-21
-20
-19
-19
chill°C 
-34
-35
-33
-34
-35
-34
-32
-33
-32
-29
-27
-27
-28
-30
-28
-26
-26
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2050
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
2050
2100
2100
2100
2150
2400
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-22-21-22-23-23-22-21-21-21-22-22-21-21-20-19-19-18-18-17-18-19-19-17-17-17-17-19-19-17-19-17-16-16-11-11-10-10-13-11-10-10-10-10-14-13-11-16-12-10-10
Sunrise
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed 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.
3 hours ago
-7° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
-
9
Light winds from the
(9 kph at 270).
34 km
Mid: overcast
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
401 km NNE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the W
(26 kph at 260).
Priestley Glacier
500 km N
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
632 km NNE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-8° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 250).
ASCATC195E78S
838 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 176).
- km
ASCATC196E78S
866 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 186).
- 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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