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

Portal Mountain
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 11 am Fri 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -31°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue night, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
15
WNW
0
NW
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
10
SE
5
ESE
10
E
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-29
-30
-31
-29
-28
-28
-30
-30
-30
-30
-31
-32
-32
-32
-29
-29
-29
-30
min°C
-30
-31
-31
-30
-29
-29
-30
-31
-30
-30
-31
-33
-32
-32
-31
-29
-29
-30
chill°C 
-39
-31
-39
-43
-42
-44
-45
-47
-44
-45
-46
-48
-47
-48
-47
-38
-29
-36
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2150
2150
2150
2150
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2100
2050
2050
2050
2150
3600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-30-31-31-30-29-29-30-31-30-30-31-33-32-32-30-29-29-30-31-31-31-29-27-26-27-28-28-28-28-30-30-29-30-29-30-31-34-34-33-29-26-23-23-23-24-23-22-26-25-24-28-30-30-31
Sunrise
7:35
7:28
7:20
7:13
7:05
6:56
Sunset
7:01
7:08
7:15
7:22
7:30
7:37

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Portal Mountain Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Portal Mountain is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -31°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night).

Portal Mountain Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Tue night, min -33°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

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.
1 hour ago
-27° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: overcast
Mcmurdo
177 km E
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-21° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 60).
29 km
Mid: overcast
Williams Field
183 km E
8m alt.
1 hour ago
-21° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
401 km NNE
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-22° C
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Cape Phillips
632 km NNE
780m alt.
1 hour ago
-23° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WSW
(30 kph at 240).
Dumont Durville
1415 km WNW
111m alt.
1 hour ago
-16° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
67
Gales from the SSE
(67 kph at 160).
0.1 km
Mid: overcast
Casey
2024 km W
42m alt.
1 hour ago
-13° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 80).
Mid: overcast
ASCATC124E61S
2234 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
51
Near gales from the S
(51 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATC125E61S
2244 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
53
Near gales from the S
(53 kph at 188).
- km
ASCATC123E61S
2257 km WNW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the S
(45 kph at 184).
- 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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