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– Lat/Long: 43.50° S 170.35° E

Hochstetter Dome
Weather Forecast, New Zealand

Issued: 11 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 20mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the N by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Sun morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1600
1500
1550
1550
1550
1500
1550
km/h
10
NW
25
N
45
N
60
N
35
NNW
45
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
W
5
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
20
W
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Snowflake cm
22
14
15
17
11
13
3
1
6
1
5
 mm
20
max °C
3
0
0
1
-1
-1
-2
-4
-3
-3
-2
-5
-7
-5
-2
-1
min °C
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-8
-7
-5
-3
-2
 chill °C
-3
-7
-9
-10
-10
-10
-9
-8
-7
-6
-11
-17
-15
-12
-11
-8
Freezing level m
2150
1800
2050
2150
1750
1650
1650
1300
1400
1000
1550
1400
700
800
1400
1500
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Sunrise
7:15
7:13
7:11
7:09
7:09
Sunset
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:08

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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: Moderate rain (total 20mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the N by Thu night).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Sun 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.
32 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
31 minutes ago
13°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
42 minutes ago
12°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 135).
34 km S
650m alt.
32 minutes ago
0°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
42 minutes ago
2°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
60 km S
716m alt.
32 minutes ago
2°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 135).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
42 minutes ago
0°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 45).
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
42 minutes ago
2°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
32 minutes ago
light rain
Recent light rain.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
32 minutes ago
3°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.

* 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.