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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 31 Oct 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 188mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 95mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
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AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
mod snow
heavy rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy rain
risk tstorm
heavy rain
mod. rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1000
950
1500
1500
1500
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1550
1550
1600
km/h
10
SW
10
W
20
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
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Snowflake cm
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6
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 mm
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—
—
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64
55
59
10
3
36
14
8
6
1
0.9
0.7
max °C
-1
-2
-1
-1
1
3
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
min °C
-1
-3
-1
-1
0
2
5
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
 chill °C
-4
-7
-7
-9
-8
-5
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
-1
-3
Freezing level m
1750
1050
1650
1750
1900
2450
2750
2650
2650
2650
2750
2750
2750
2700
2700
2700
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-4-5-4-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-1-11354445544443415469121110101111101011118
Sunrise
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6:20
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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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Sunset
8:22
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8:22
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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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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 188mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 95mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri 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.
50 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
47 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
34 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (35 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
60 km S
716m alt.
50 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
50 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 90).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
50 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).

* 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.