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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1750
1550
1500
1550
1600
1550
1550
1550
1050
2850
1550
1000
km/h
55
WNW
20
WNW
35
S
40
WSW
35
W
20
W
25
SSW
30
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
20
W
10
WSW
5
NW
15
W
10
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
27
28
1
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-8
-11
-8
-11
-9
-5
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
min °C
-5
-14
-14
-10
-11
-10
-9
-3
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
0
-1
 chill °C
-16
-26
-25
-21
-22
-18
-17
-10
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
0
-4
-5
Freezing level m
1750
1200
1050
750
1100
1250
850
1800
2000
1350
1550
1750
1150
3150
3150
1500
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Sunrise
—
7:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:38
—
—
6:40
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:44
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed night, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
34 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
60 km S
716m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
69 km SSE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 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.