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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
clear
Cloud base (m)
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1650
1700
1550
1550
1500
1550
1600
1550
1550
1550
1550
km/h
35
WNW
45
WNW
90
NW
120
NW
70
NW
15
W
35
WSW
35
W
25
WNW
40
W
70
WNW
25
W
25
W
65
W
60
W
65
WNW
30
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
2
13
17
56
1
—
4
—
5
63
1
1
23
1
14
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
-1
0
-1
1
-8
-9
-8
-5
-8
-6
-12
-9
-7
-7
-8
-8
min °C
1
-3
0
-2
-5
-9
-9
-9
-6
-8
-10
-12
-11
-10
-9
-9
-9
 chill °C
-6
-12
-10
-14
-11
-19
-19
-18
-14
-18
-23
-21
-20
-22
-20
-23
-19
Freezing level m
3100
2300
2800
2700
2900
1600
1650
1150
1350
1450
1750
1200
1350
1200
1500
1600
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1-20-2-2-9-9-9-6-8-8-12-10-9-8-9-932443-3-4-5-3-3-3-6-5-4-3-3-687109954133422244-1
Sunrise
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:24
—
—
Sunset
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:21
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed night, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Sat 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.
42 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
44 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
34 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 315).
60 km S
716m alt.
42 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (30 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
42 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (28 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
69 km SSE
393m alt.
42 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).

* 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.