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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, gales from the SE by Thu night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1650
1550
1550
1500
1500
1550
1500
1550
1800
1550
1950
1650
1700
1650
1650
km/h
15
NW
15
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
60
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
N
10
ESE
25
SSE
60
SE
55
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
8
29
9
3
—
3
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
1
-1
0
0
-2
-3
-5
-7
-8
-7
-7
-5
-4
-3
-2
-2
min °C
2
2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-4
-7
-7
-9
-9
-7
-6
-6
-3
-2
-3
 chill °C
-2
-2
-9
-9
-10
-8
-9
-11
-12
-12
-20
-21
-18
-14
-13
-9
-8
-9
Freezing level m
3300
3400
2950
2400
2700
2700
2550
2350
1900
1750
1600
650
1050
1150
750
2000
2350
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
330-1-1-1-2-4-6-7-9-8-7-6-5-3-2-355224432-2-2-4-6-4-4-41201010671010108553-111-1685
Sunrise
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:47
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:43
—
—
Sunset
—
7:58
—
—
7:59
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:04
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu morning, gales from the SE by Thu 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.
47 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
46 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
57 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
34 km S
650m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 280).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (39 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
60 km S
716m alt.
47 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
57 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
47 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
69 km SSE
393m alt.
47 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.

* 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.