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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1500
1500
1650
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1650
1700
1650
km/h
15
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
5
N
5
NNE
25
SSE
40
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
4
8
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.4
16
42
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
4
4
1
0
-2
-3
-4
-6
-3
-3
-1
2
2
2
min °C
1
1
3
3
1
-1
-3
-4
-5
-7
-5
-3
-4
1
2
1
 chill °C
-5
-5
-3
-1
-4
-6
-6
-6
-14
-16
-12
-9
-10
-2
-2
-1
Freezing level m
2750
2350
2700
2600
2200
1950
1600
1450
1400
800
1050
1350
1100
2300
2550
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-1-1-2-4-5-7-9-10-10-8-6-5-2-1-122441-1-3-4-5-7-4-3-32226891086433-2122886
Sunrise
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:47
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:43
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:59
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:04
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: Mild with heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm 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.
3 hours ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
34 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
34 km S
656m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
-
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 10).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the N
(24 kph at 0).
60 km S
716m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 45).
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).

* 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.