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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1550
1650
1550
1500
1550
1550
1550
1600
1600
1550
1550
1600
1000
1000
1600
1000
km/h
20
WNW
35
SSW
40
WSW
35
W
20
W
35
SSW
30
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
W
10
SW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
20
W
35
W
30
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
23
—
—
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-11
-7
-11
-9
-5
-2
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
min °C
-14
-14
-10
-12
-10
-9
-3
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
1
0
0
0
-1
 chill °C
-26
-25
-21
-22
-18
-17
-11
-6
-8
-4
-6
-5
0
-3
-4
-5
-7
-8
Freezing level m
1200
1050
750
1150
1250
800
1900
2000
1200
1900
1700
1100
3150
3200
3200
3150
2800
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-13-9-12-10-7-3-1-2-1-1-1011010-6-7-6-6-5-500-20-1-21111100-1-2120442441554564
Sunrise
8:18
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:09
—
—
Sunset
—
8:39
—
—
7:40
—
—
7:42
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:45
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue night).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome at the specific elevation of 2823 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
34 km S
650m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
60 km S
716m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
heavy snow
Recent heavy snow.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
light rain
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
moderate rain
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 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.