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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
2600
1600
2150
1000
1000
1000
1550
1650
1050
1050
8500
1600
1050
km/h
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
70
WNW
75
WNW
35
W
15
WSW
35
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
0
0
0
-2
-3
-2
-3
-2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
min °C
-2
-2
0
-1
-1
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
0
0
-1
0
0
-2
 chill °C
-7
-7
-6
-7
-8
-13
-14
-10
-11
-11
-7
0
-3
-4
-2
0
-8
Freezing level m
1750
1150
2100
2650
2350
1950
1900
2350
1850
1700
1450
1550
3200
2500
2700
3100
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:05
—
—
Sunset
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:49
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon 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.
51 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
34 km S
650m alt.
51 minutes ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
60 km S
716m alt.
51 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 45).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
51 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
51 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).

* 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.