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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, severe gales from the NW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
1550
1550
1600
1550
1650
1550
1600
1600
1550
km/h
20
SW
30
WNW
30
WNW
60
NW
15
NW
35
SSW
35
WSW
40
W
15
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
6
2
26
19
—
—
1
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-4
-2
-4
-9
-10
-8
-11
-8
-4
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
0
min °C
-7
-5
-4
-6
-14
-13
-10
-12
-9
-8
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
 chill °C
-12
-13
-12
-16
-24
-24
-20
-24
-16
-16
-9
-6
-8
-7
-6
-1
Freezing level m
950
1550
1900
1750
1350
1050
700
1100
1300
800
1800
2050
1400
1400
2100
1250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:22
—
—
7:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:37
—
—
7:38
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:42
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6:43
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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, severe gales from the NW by Sat night).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed 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.
32 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
42 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
52 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
34 km S
650m alt.
32 minutes ago
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
52 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
60 km S
716m alt.
32 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
52 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
52 minutes ago
2°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
32 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
69 km SSE
393m alt.
32 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).

* 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.