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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1650
km/h
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
NNW
5
NW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
15
SSE
15
W
20
W
20
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
7
2
3
1
13
6
2
 mm
max °C
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
0
1
1
0
-6
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
0
-1
min °C
-7
-5
-6
-4
-3
-4
-2
0
-1
-4
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-2
0
-1
 chill °C
-11
-10
-10
-9
-6
-7
-7
-5
-7
-9
-12
-10
-12
-10
-9
-2
-2
-4
Freezing level m
850
1250
1100
1400
1550
1100
1450
2000
1850
1950
1100
750
1100
1350
1150
1250
1950
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-9-9-8-8-6-4-3-4-8-11-7-9-8-5-3-2-2-6-5-5-4-3-4-110-2-6-5-5-4-4-20-10213424564-1-2221343
Sunrise
6:26
6:24
6:22
7:20
6:18
6:16
Sunset
6:36
6:37
6:37
7:38
6:40
6:42

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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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.
49 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
59 minutes ago
0°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
34 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 45).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
60 km S
716m alt.
49 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 45).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
49 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
49 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the W
(13 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.