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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales from the NW by Sun night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1550
1600
1550
1600
1600
1500
1650
1550
1550
1550
1600
1600
1600
1650
1600
1550
1600
1500
km/h
35
WSW
20
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
W
60
WNW
35
W
45
W
40
W
45
WSW
35
W
15
WSW
35
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
35
WNW
60
NW
85
NW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
64
2
3
6
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-10
-7
-6
-7
-6
-12
-12
-9
-10
-8
-7
-4
-3
-2
-3
-5
-4
min °C
-11
-10
-9
-6
-8
-9
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-8
-5
-3
-3
-4
-5
-6
 chill °C
-20
-18
-18
-14
-19
-20
-23
-24
-25
-22
-20
-14
-14
-8
-8
-13
-16
-18
Freezing level m
1550
1300
650
1250
1450
1600
1200
1250
950
1250
1450
1000
1300
1950
1150
1450
1800
1800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-10-8-6-8-8-12-12-11-11-9-8-5-3-3-4-5-5-4-5-6-3-4-3-6-6-6-5-4-5-2-1-2-1-1042-233422-133-1352456
Sunrise
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
Sunset
—
8:16
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:22
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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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat night, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, severe gales 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
51 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
34 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 330).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 135).
60 km S
716m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (31 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
68 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
24
Moderate winds from the E
(24 kph at 90).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 135).

* 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.