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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 129mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1550
1650
1600
1550
1550
1500
1550
1600
1550
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1550
km/h
55
NW
80
NW
50
NW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
20
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
6
1
—
—
—
2
37
2
2
7
—
4
5
—
—
—
 mm
28
18
82
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
3
6
-3
-4
-5
-3
-3
-1
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
-2
-1
-1
-2
min °C
4
3
-1
-4
-5
-7
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
-4
 chill °C
-3
-6
-4
-9
-12
-14
-10
-11
-14
-12
-13
-14
-11
-11
-9
-5
-4
-11
Freezing level m
2800
2600
2900
1600
1400
700
1050
1350
1700
1250
1300
1100
1150
1400
1300
1200
1550
1000
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Sunrise
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
Sunset
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: Heavy rain (total 129mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

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.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
moderate rain
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
34 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
-
46
Strong winds from the N
(46 kph at 0).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
52
Near gales from the NW
(52 kph at 315).
60 km S
716m alt.
38 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
44
Strong winds from the NW
(44 kph at 315).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (48 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
54
Near gales from the N
(54 kph at 0).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
38 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (44 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
69 km SSE
393m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 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.