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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Wed 28 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 decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1600
1500
1550
1550
1550
1500
1600
1600
1600
1600
1600
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
km/h
30
WNW
40
WNW
75
NW
30
W
40
W
45
WSW
35
W
10
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
40
NW
75
NW
95
NW
75
NW
65
NNW
35
NNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
2
63
2
4
1
9
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
24
20
43
61
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-7
-6
-11
-12
-11
-10
-9
-8
-5
-3
-3
-3
-5
-3
-2
-1
0
min °C
-7
-8
-9
-12
-12
-12
-11
-10
-9
-6
-4
-3
-5
-6
-5
-3
-1
-2
 chill °C
-16
-18
-21
-23
-24
-24
-20
-15
-18
-14
-10
-8
-15
-19
-18
-14
-10
-10
Freezing level m
1300
1450
1750
1300
1200
850
1300
1350
650
1300
1800
1150
1800
1800
2100
2400
2650
2400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-8-12-12-12-11-10-9-6-4-3-4-6-4-3-1-1-3-4-3-6-6-7-5-4-6-3-1-2-1-1145333421-122-135255810128
Sunrise
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
—
—
Sunset
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:22
—
—
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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, 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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sat morning). 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.
26 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
28 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
34 km S
650m alt.
26 minutes ago
-
35
Fresh winds from the N
(35 kph at 350).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
65
Gales from the N
(65 kph at 0).
60 km S
716m alt.
26 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
50
Strong winds from the NW
(50 kph at 315).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
26 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
26 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 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.