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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1650
1600
1000
1050
2450
1600
1900
1000
1000
1000
1000
1650
1750
1650
1050
km/h
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
65
WNW
75
WNW
65
WNW
15
WSW
25
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
WNW
10
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
19
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
0
1
1
0
min °C
-1
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
1
1
0
 chill °C
-6
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-7
-12
-14
-13
-8
-8
-6
-2
-1
-3
Freezing level m
2200
1300
1700
1950
1100
2050
2600
2450
2100
2300
2200
2300
2100
1450
3250
3250
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-3-3-2-2-10-1-2-2-3-3-2-11100-2-1-1-301111220-112-152441556567752663
Sunrise
—
—
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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

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.
43 minutes ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
43 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
53 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
34 km S
650m alt.
43 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
53 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (31 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
60 km S
716m alt.
43 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
53 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
53 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
43 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (31 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
69 km SSE
393m alt.
43 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).

* 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.