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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Fri 21 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
5
SSW
0
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
55
S
50
S
30
S
20
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
SW
 cm 
1
3
2
 mm 
max°C
-23
-24
-25
-25
-24
-23
-23
-22
-21
-19
-18
-19
-19
-18
-17
-16
-16
min°C
-23
-24
-25
-25
-25
-24
-23
-23
-22
-20
-19
-19
-19
-19
-18
-17
-17
chill°C 
-23
-24
-34
-34
-34
-32
-33
-35
-35
-33
-34
-34
-31
-30
-30
-27
-25
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2150
2100
2100
2200
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-23-24-25-25-25-24-23-23-22-20-19-19-19-19-18-17-17-21-23-22-21-23-21-20-20-18-16-15-15-14-16-15-14-16-16-21-17-15-19-16-14-14-11-8-8-8-7-11-9-9-13
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: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Mon morning, min -25°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

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
-9° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
7
Light winds from the
(7 kph at 270).
36 km
Mid: clear
Cape Ross
181 km NNE
212m alt.
3 hours ago
-7° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
Clear
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Mcmurdo Williams
185 km E
22m alt.
2 hours ago
-9° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
401 km NNE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
Jang Bogo Station
410 km NNE
29m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: clear
Priestley Glacier
500 km N
1925m alt.
1 hour ago
-23° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Cape Phillips
632 km NNE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-10° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 240).
1328 km S
3012m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
3.2 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken

* 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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