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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Thu night).

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1000
950
1500
1500
1500
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1550
1550
1600
km/h
20
SSW
20
WSW
40
WNW
75
NW
80
NW
80
NW
60
NW
50
NW
30
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
40
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
11
44
31
36
6
2
20
8
5
4
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—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-2
-3
-4
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
0
min °C
-5
-3
-4
-5
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
 chill °C
-12
-8
-14
-17
-16
-12
-10
-10
-8
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-7
-10
Freezing level m
1750
1050
1650
1750
1900
2450
2750
2650
2650
2650
2750
2750
2750
2700
2700
2700
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-3-4-5-4-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-1-11354445544443415469121110101111101011118
Sunrise
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—
6:20
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—
6:20
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—
6:18
—
—
6:16
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—
6:16
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—
Sunset
8:22
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—
8:22
—
—
8:23
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—
8:25
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—
8:27
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8:28
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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Sun night).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the NW 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.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
34 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 340).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (33 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
60 km S
716m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 45).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).

* 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.