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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 209mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1550
1700
1850
1600
1600
1600
1000
950
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
km/h
25
W
20
W
20
W
5
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
25
NW
45
NW
40
NW
50
NW
45
NW
35
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
3
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
7
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
42
58
72
36
0.6
—
max °C
-6
-6
-5
-4
-6
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
1
3
4
6
6
3
1
min °C
-6
-8
-5
-4
-7
-4
-1
-3
-1
-1
0
2
3
4
3
2
1
 chill °C
-14
-15
-12
-7
-13
-9
-4
-7
-7
-9
-8
-6
-3
-2
0
-1
-2
Freezing level m
1250
700
1250
1350
600
1300
1750
1150
1600
1750
2000
2450
2600
2600
2850
2500
2150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
Sunset
8:19
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:23
—
—
8:25
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 209mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -1°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue 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.
44 minutes ago
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
46 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
34 km S
650m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 330).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 315).
60 km S
716m alt.
44 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 225).
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
44 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 315).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
44 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 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.