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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 37mm), mostly on Fri night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1600
1650
1000
1000
2350
1600
1750
1550
950
950
1500
1600
1650
km/h
5
SW
5
W
5
SW
0
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
30
WNW
40
WNW
30
NW
5
W
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
W
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
5
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
37
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
0
-2
-1
0
-2
0
1
1
1
1
4
1
-2
0
2
2
1
min °C
0
0
-3
-1
0
-3
0
1
0
1
0
0
-1
-2
-3
2
2
0
 chill °C
-2
0
-5
-1
-3
-7
-4
-2
-4
-5
-7
-7
-4
-7
-9
-1
0
-2
Freezing level m
1900
1900
1200
1800
1900
1100
1850
2600
2400
2300
2250
2400
2150
1450
1150
2900
3200
3100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-2-3-3-2-2-1-1-1-1-3-2-4-5-311100-3-10-30111120-2-2221442441555668532774
Sunrise
7:16
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:07
—
—
Sunset
—
7:42
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 37mm), mostly on Fri night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun 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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
47 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
57 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
34 km S
650m alt.
37 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
57 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
60 km S
716m alt.
37 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
57 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
57 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 135).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
37 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
37 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 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.