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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Tue 16 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
SW
10
SW
0
SSE
5
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-20
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-21
-20
-20
-20
min°C
-21
-20
-20
-21
-21
-21
-21
-19
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-21
-21
-20
-20
-20
chill°C 
-31
-26
-20
-26
-30
-32
-33
-33
-34
-34
-33
-33
-32
-34
-35
-35
-35
-34
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4900
4600
5150
5450
4800
4800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-21-20-20-21-21-21-21-19-19-19-19-20-20-21-21-20-20-20-19-18-19-18-18-20-19-17-19-18-17-19-18-18-20-19-17-19-15-13-15-13-12-16-15-13-15-14-13-16-15-13-16-14-13-16
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 -19°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

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
Fog partial -.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
34 km
Mid: clear
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
58 minutes ago
-3° C
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
1 hour ago
-8° C
clear
Fog partial -.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
401 km NNE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Priestley Glacier
500 km N
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-14° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 310).
Cape Phillips
632 km NNE
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
-
74
Gales from the SSE
(74 kph at 150).
45 km
Mid: overcast
WilkinsRunwayEast
1962 km W
755m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).

* 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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