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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Tue night).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1000
1000
1000
1600
1600
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
km/h
10
W
15
W
20
W
35
W
35
W
10
WSW
20
W
40
WNW
75
NW
95
NW
90
NW
65
WNW
30
W
20
W
25
W
35
W
45
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
1
11
20
52
16
9
—
—
1
20
 mm
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
1
0
-1
0
-9
-9
-6
-6
-7
-6
min °C
3
1
0
0
-2
1
1
-3
-1
-1
-10
-11
-10
-9
-7
-7
-7
 chill °C
1
-4
-6
-7
-9
-3
-5
-12
-11
-12
-21
-24
-20
-19
-15
-16
-16
Freezing level m
3550
3450
3250
2800
1400
3250
3300
2500
2700
2700
2800
1400
1450
700
1100
1500
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3210-122-1-1-1-5-10-10-8-7-7-75333-1342440-5-4-6-4-3-297873788910633-1235
Sunrise
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—
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
8:10
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:17
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Tue night).

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 225).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
34 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 320).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
60 km S
716m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
68 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
69 km SSE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
20°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.