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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1600
1550
1650
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1600
km/h
30
WSW
30
SW
50
WSW
30
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
45
WNW
65
WNW
35
NW
25
N
30
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
40
SSW
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Snowflake cm
7
23
32
33
 mm
max °C
-6
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-4
-4
-6
-6
-5
-11
-10
-5
min °C
-6
-6
-7
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-6
-6
-6
-11
-11
-10
-9
 chill °C
-14
-14
-18
-12
-9
-9
-10
-10
-11
-12
-13
-17
-15
-14
-19
-17
-16
-18
Freezing level m
1050
1050
1300
1500
1850
1300
1500
1850
1450
1800
1950
1750
1700
1700
1050
1000
1200
950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-3-4-4-4-5-6-6-8-11-10-7-4-4-3-2-1-2-2-1-2-1-1-2-2-2-5-6-6-510244245355444111-1
Sunrise
6:48
6:46
6:43
6:41
6:39
6:37
Sunset
6:22
6:23
6:24
6:25
6:27
6:28

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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
34 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 340).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
60 km S
716m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 135).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
69 km SSE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 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.