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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the NW by Sun night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1650
1600
1550
1600
1550
950
1500
1500
1500
1000
km/h
80
NW
30
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
10
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
W
35
WNW
75
NW
95
NW
80
NW
60
NW
35
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
62
2
4
3
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
35
40
32
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-11
-12
-10
-10
-9
-8
-5
-3
-2
-3
-5
-2
-1
0
-1
min °C
-9
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-10
-7
-4
-3
-5
-6
-6
-1
-1
-2
 chill °C
-20
-22
-23
-23
-20
-17
-19
-16
-10
-8
-15
-19
-19
-11
-9
-10
Freezing level m
1600
1300
1250
750
1300
1350
750
1250
1700
1150
1700
1750
2050
2700
2850
2600
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Sunrise
—
6:24
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:22
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—
8:23
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the NW by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
heavy rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 270).
34 km S
656m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 45).
51 km S
855m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
moderate rain
Recent moderate rain.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 315).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 135).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
69 km SSE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
moderate rain
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.

* 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.