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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 84mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 25mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
thunderstorm
light snow
light snow
thunderstorm
light snow
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy rain
part cloud
light rain
risk tstorm
light snow
light snow
risk tstorm
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
light rain
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy rain
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1750
1750
1500
1550
1500
1550
1550
1650
1600
1600
1600
1550
1650
1550
1500
1500
1550
km/h
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
20
NW
45
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
1
3
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
 mm
1.2
3
21
7
33
18
0.7
0.4
—
—
0.1
—
—
0.1
—
—
25
—
max °C
5
6
4
2
4
3
2
2
0
3
3
2
3
4
2
2
3
1
min °C
3
4
2
1
3
1
2
1
-1
1
2
1
2
3
0
0
3
-4
 chill °C
-1
0
-4
-5
-3
-3
-2
-3
-5
-3
-1
1
0
0
-6
-8
-3
-11
Freezing level m
2700
2850
2350
2200
2400
2400
2300
2450
1300
3200
3100
2550
2650
2950
2250
2050
2550
1750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:09
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—
6:07
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6:07
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—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:03
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Sunset
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8:35
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—
8:37
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—
8:37
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—
8:38
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8:40
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8:42
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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 Wed morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 84mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 25mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NW 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.
28 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
24 minutes ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
38 minutes ago
14°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
34 km S
650m alt.
28 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 90).
60 km S
716m alt.
28 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
38 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
28 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 45).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
28 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 135).

* 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.