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Hawkes Heights
Weather Forecast, Antarctica

Issued: 6 pm Tue 16 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
 km/h
10
NE
0
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
5
SW
0
NW
5
SSE
15
S
10
SW
5
NW
10
W
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
 cm 
2
3
 mm 
max°C
-11
-12
-14
-15
-16
-17
-16
-15
-14
-13
-14
-13
-12
-11
-8
-8
-10
min°C
-12
-13
-14
-15
-17
-17
-16
-16
-14
-13
-14
-13
-12
-12
-9
-9
-11
chill°C 
-19
-18
-24
-26
-29
-29
-26
-23
-14
-13
-21
-18
-16
-17
-14
-14
-17
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
300
0
Cloud base (m)
1300
450
600
600
600
1250
1450
3750
4650
5050
400
450
4700
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-13-14-15-17-17-16-16-14-13-14-13-12-12-9-9-11-11-12-13-13-15-15-14-13-12-11-12-11-9-10-7-7-8-9-10-10-11-12-12-11-11-9-8-10-8-7-8-5-4-6-6-7-7-7-9-9-7-9-6-5-8-5-3-6-2-2-4
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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Hawkes Heights Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hawkes Heights is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Hawkes Heights Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Hawkes Heights at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Hawkes Heights. 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
Cape Phillips
58 km S
780m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
Jang Bogo Station
290 km SSW
29m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
40 km
Mid: overcast
MarioZuchelliStation (Baia Terra Nova)
299 km S
93m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Priestley Glacier
319 km SW
1925m alt.
2 hours ago
-17° C
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
Cape Ross
506 km S
212m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
Mcmurdo Williams
600 km S
22m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
clear
Fog - in the vicinity.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Mcmurdo
600 km S
24m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 80).
36 km
Mid: clear
Williams Field
600 km S
8m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
clear
Clear
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Phoenix Field- McMurdo Station
611 km S
10m alt.
3 hours ago
-8° C
clear
Fog - in the vicinity.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
SHIP5834
1024 km NNE
3m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
52
Near gales from the NE
(52 kph at 50).

* 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.