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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
1650
1650
1650
1700
1650
1650
1650
km/h
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
SSE
40
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
5
3
—
—
5
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
52
13
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
5
4
0
-1
-4
-3
-6
-4
-4
-2
2
2
1
3
4
3
min °C
4
2
-1
-4
-4
-5
-7
-5
-4
-5
1
2
1
2
4
1
 chill °C
0
-2
-5
-7
-6
-13
-16
-12
-10
-11
-2
-2
-3
0
2
-1
Freezing level m
2700
2600
1950
1450
1350
1550
600
1000
1200
950
2200
2450
2200
2450
2700
2900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:48
—
—
6:47
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:04
—
—
8:05
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: Mild with heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
34 minutes ago
13°C
light rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
34 km S
650m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the NNW
(28 kph at 340).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
60 km S
716m alt.
36 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 135).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the E
(35 kph at 90).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
36 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 135).

* 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.