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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
clear
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
1650
1000
1700
1650
1650
1550
950
1500
1500
1500
1600
1650
1550
km/h
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
W
5
W
15
W
25
W
35
WNW
35
W
15
WSW
20
W
50
WNW
75
NW
100
NW
75
NW
35
W
30
W
10
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
15
10
53
—
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
-1
1
1
-1
0
0
1
-8
-12
-6
min °C
0
1
1
3
3
2
0
-1
-2
1
1
-2
0
-1
-5
-12
-12
-11
 chill °C
-5
-3
-4
2
1
-2
-6
-9
-9
-3
-4
-11
-10
-13
-15
-22
-22
-20
Freezing level m
2900
3150
3150
3500
3450
3500
3300
2750
1350
3150
3150
2400
2900
2750
2750
1500
1250
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:35
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
Sunset
—
8:09
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue 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.
39 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
42 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
59 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
34 km S
650m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
59 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
60 km S
716m alt.
39 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 225).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
59 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
59 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (30 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
68 km SSE
648m alt.
39 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
69 km SSE
393m alt.
39 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 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.