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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Mon 02 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 294mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 109mm), heaviest during Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu night, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
950
1500
1500
950
1000
1000
1000
1000
950
1000
1500
1600
1500
1500
1500
1550
km/h
45
NW
50
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
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Snowflake cm
7
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 mm
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61
62
68
27
17
32
19
8
7
0.6
5
59
9
11
15
max °C
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
6
5
6
5
min °C
-1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
6
4
5
4
 chill °C
-9
-5
-3
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
1
2
-1
1
1
Freezing level m
1900
2450
2550
2550
2600
2600
2650
2700
2650
2700
2550
2800
3050
2700
3050
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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6:20
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6:18
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6:16
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6:16
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6:13
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Sunset
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8:23
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8:25
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8:27
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8:28
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8:30
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 294mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Wed afternoon).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 109mm), heaviest during Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu night, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Hochstetter Dome. 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 New Zealand.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Franz Josef AWS
21 km WNW
126m alt.
3 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
33 minutes ago
10°C
light rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
36 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
34 km S
650m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
61
Near gales from the N
(61 kph at 10).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
36 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 315).
60 km S
716m alt.
16 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 315).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
36 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 315).
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
16 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
16 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).

* 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.