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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, near gales from the N by Tue morning).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1550
1600
1500
1500
1500
1500
1600
1700
1650
1550
1550
1600
1750
1650
1700
1500
1700
1550
km/h
25
NNW
30
NNW
50
NNW
55
NNW
50
NNW
50
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
45
N
50
N
50
N
55
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
18
4
3
3
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
1
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
-2
-3
min °C
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
0
1
0
0
0
0
-1
-3
-4
 chill °C
-7
-8
-10
-11
-10
-10
-6
-5
-6
-2
-1
-5
-5
-6
-8
-10
-12
-14
Freezing level m
2600
2700
3000
2700
2650
2650
2650
2850
2700
2800
2950
2950
2800
2850
2800
2750
2500
2250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-10-2-1-1-10-1011001-1-3-444544455455455543110111110101011129111191111101097
Sunrise
6:16
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
8:28
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:30
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:34
—
—
8:35
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, near gales from the N by Tue 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.
54 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
51 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 45).
34 km S
650m alt.
54 minutes ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 330).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 315).
60 km S
716m alt.
54 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 45).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the N
(30 kph at 0).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
54 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
54 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 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.