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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
1750
1850
1700
1600
1500
1500
1500
1650
1600
1750
1500
1500
1550
1650
1600
km/h
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
N
30
N
10
NW
10
SW
5
SE
10
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
50
WNW
70
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
W
15
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
15
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
0
-1
-1
-3
-3
-2
0
2
2
4
3
-2
0
-1
-5
-8
-5
min °C
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-3
0
1
2
3
-2
-2
-1
-5
-7
-8
-8
 chill °C
-4
-5
-7
-9
-10
-10
-7
-3
-3
-1
-1
-10
-11
-11
-13
-15
-15
-13
Freezing level m
2850
2750
2450
2600
2350
2250
2300
2800
3250
3350
3550
3350
2250
2550
2350
1900
1700
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
0-1-2-2-3-4-302241-2-1-3-6-8-7342322234662132-1-3-599799888911106688540
Sunrise
6:58
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
Sunset
—
7:53
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:55
—
—
7:58
—
—
7:59
—
—
8:00
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW 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.
51 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
50 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
34 km S
650m alt.
51 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 30).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
60 km S
716m alt.
51 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
51 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
51 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 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.