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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 8mm) on Tue night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
mod snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1000
1650
1700
1750
1850
1850
1600
950
1500
1550
1650
1650
1700
1700
1500
km/h
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
10
NNW
5
W
10
SE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
40
NW
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
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5
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—
—
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6
 mm
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—
—
0.1
—
0.2
0.3
—
—
0.2
—
—
0.1
—
—
0.4
7
max °C
3
2
3
4
2
3
3
2
2
4
4
6
6
4
3
2
2
min °C
3
1
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
3
4
5
4
2
3
2
1
 chill °C
3
1
1
2
0
-1
-3
-4
-3
0
1
3
2
-2
-2
-5
-3
Freezing level m
2700
2650
2800
2700
2450
2550
2450
2200
2200
3000
3250
3400
3550
3550
3250
2400
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-10-1-2-2-3-4-3123431-2-23234233224465332297910799878911107888
Sunrise
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6:58
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6:56
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6:54
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6:52
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6:50
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—
Sunset
7:52
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7:53
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7:54
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7:55
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7:58
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7:59
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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 8mm) on Tue night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue 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.
27 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
31 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
34 km S
650m alt.
27 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (31 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
60 km S
716m alt.
27 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
68 km SSE
648m alt.
27 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
27 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).

* 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.