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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 68mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
night
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mod snow
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rain shwrs
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rain shwrs
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light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1700
1600
1650
1650
1650
1600
1850
1900
1900
1700
1600
1550
1500
1500
1500
km/h
20
NW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNE
25
N
25
N
40
N
40
NW
35
NW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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3
11
8
9
 mm
1.8
0.9
3
1.1
0.3
0.5
—
0.1
0.8
0.3
0.9
1.6
6
15
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44
max °C
4
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
5
3
3
1
2
min °C
4
4
5
3
4
4
3
4
3
2
4
4
1
0
0
1
 chill °C
-1
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
-1
0
-1
-6
-7
-7
-6
Freezing level m
2750
2850
2900
2750
2800
2850
2900
2750
2850
2550
2750
2800
2500
2550
2200
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-100-101-10-1-10-1-3-4-5-4456444454345221210111210101091110810118878
Sunrise
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6:13
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6:11
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6:11
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6:09
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6:07
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Sunset
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8:30
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8:32
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8:34
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8:35
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8:37
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 68mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
34 km S
656m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
60 km S
716m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 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.