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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 12 pm Tue 30 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
55
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NE
5
N
0
WSW
max °C
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-17
-18
-19
-18
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
-18
-17
-18
min °C
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-16
-18
-18
-20
-19
-18
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
-18
-18
-29
-27
-26
-23
-19
-24
-26
-27
-29
-26
-24
-24
-17
-23
-25
-23
-23
-18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
7550
4200
2100
2150
2100
2250
2200
5550
5100
2150
2100
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-15-15-15-15-15-18-18-20-19-18-17-17-17-18-18-18-18-13-13-14-13-12-14-14-15-17-16-15-16-15-14-16-15-14-16-9-8-11-9-7-10-9-9-12-11-9-12-11-9-12-10-8-11
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. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Fri 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.
1 hour ago
0° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 70).
34 km
Mid: clear
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Clear
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
401 km NNE
93m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 330).
Priestley Glacier
500 km N
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
632 km NNE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 10).
1328 km S
3012m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
1° C
moderate snow
Snow
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP319
1422 km WNW
-m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
29
Fresh winds from the E
(29 kph at 100).

* 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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