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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 5 pm Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Sun afternoon, min -46°C on Tue morning). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2200
2050
2150
2150
2050
2100
2150
2100
2100
km/h
15
SW
20
WSW
35
WSW
25
WNW
10
NE
5
S
55
WSW
60
WSW
45
W
25
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-38
-39
-41
-41
-44
-45
-42
-38
-38
-38
-40
-42
-41
-39
-38
-36
-32
min °C
-38
-41
-41
-42
-45
-46
-43
-41
-38
-39
-42
-42
-42
-40
-38
-38
-35
 chill °C
-52
-61
-61
-57
-58
-55
-67
-67
-59
-55
-54
-53
-56
-57
-54
-56
-53
Freezing level m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-38-40-41-42-45-46-43-40-38-39-41-42-42-40-38-37-34-38-40-42-43-46-47-43-40-39-40-42-43-42-41-40-37-34-37-41-42-43-46-47-41-40-40-41-45-45-43-42-42-38-34
Sunrise
9:11
9:03
8:53
8:45
8:37
Sunset
5:25
5:34
5:42
5:49
5:57
6:04

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -38°C on Sun afternoon, min -46°C on Tue morning). Mainly gales.

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Sat morning, min -42°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-36°C
light snow
Light snow.
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 80).
4.4 km
Mid: overcast
Jang Bogo Station
410 km NNE
29m alt.
3 hours ago
-29°C
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
3 hours ago
-16°C
-
52
Near gales from the ESE
(52 kph at 120).
40 km
Mid: overcast
1555 km S
2835m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
DomeA
1590 km SSW
4084m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
3 hours ago
-9°C
heavy snow
Heavy drifting snow, above eye level.
Wind obs. (104 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
0.1 km
Mid: sky obscured
ASCATB223E65S
2540 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the SSE
(57 kph at 161).
- km
ASCATB228E66S
2549 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the SSE
(44 kph at 163).
- km
Davis
2564 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
-12°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 130).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
ASCATC228E66S
2575 km E
15m alt.
2 hours ago
55
Near gales from the SSE
(55 kph at 162).
- 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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