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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Fri 30 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 -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1550
1600
1750
1600
1550
1550
1000
950
1500
1500
1500
1500
950
1550
1800
1000
1550
km/h
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
W
45
WNW
80
NW
75
NW
70
NNW
85
NW
50
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
9
14
40
48
12
15
1
—
3
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-9
-6
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
0
0
0
-1
-1
0
-1
min °C
-10
-10
-7
-5
-3
-5
-5
-6
-5
-2
-1
0
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
 chill °C
-19
-19
-16
-12
-8
-16
-17
-18
-16
-13
-10
-6
-6
-8
-7
-5
-6
Freezing level m
1200
600
1250
1600
1050
1550
1800
1950
2050
2500
2750
2800
2800
2400
2650
2850
2700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-7-4-3-4-5-5-4-2-10-1-2-10-1-5-7-4-2-3-1-101455434532-2341456710121211810119
Sunrise
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
8:21
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:23
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:27
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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 -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

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.
44 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
41 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
34 km S
650m alt.
44 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 315).
60 km S
716m alt.
44 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
44 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
44 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).

* 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.