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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 146mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1000
1600
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1600
1600
1550
1600
1500
1550
1650
1600
km/h
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
50
NW
65
NW
45
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
35
W
20
W
10
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
9
3
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
0.1
0.3
2
24
28
91
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
0
3
3
2
4
4
5
-3
-3
-5
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-5
min °C
3
2
-1
2
3
1
3
3
-1
-4
-4
-6
-3
-2
-2
-1
-4
-6
 chill °C
0
-2
-6
-1
-1
-5
-4
-5
-6
-9
-8
-10
-8
-7
-7
-8
-10
-10
Freezing level m
3250
2900
1450
3200
3150
2400
2850
2700
2800
1550
1550
750
1250
1600
1700
1850
1600
800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
10-121-20-2-3-10-10-8-5-5-6-7-8-933-1332442-4-4-6-3-2-2-1-3-677378899944-133564-1
Sunrise
6:33
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—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
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—
6:24
—
—
Sunset
—
8:13
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—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: Heavy rain (total 146mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

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.
37 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
39 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
34 km S
650m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
41
Strong winds from the N
(41 kph at 350).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
60 km S
716m alt.
37 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 315).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 315).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
37 minutes ago
23°C
Dry
Wind obs. (28 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
69 km SSE
393m alt.
37 minutes ago
26°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the W
(17 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.