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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, stormy winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1600
1550
1550
1600
1500
1500
1500
1550
1600
1650
1550
km/h
45
NW
35
NNW
55
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
40
WNW
30
W
55
W
50
SSW
50
SSW
20
WSW
45
WSW
90
W
75
WNW
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Snowflake cm
8
16
53
9
1
5
1
5
2
3
 mm
max °C
-7
-6
-4
-6
-7
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
-5
-8
-7
-3
1
-2
-3
-4
min °C
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-6
-4
-5
-6
-6
-7
-12
-9
-5
-1
-3
-3
-9
 chill °C
-17
-16
-16
-14
-14
-14
-11
-12
-11
-16
-17
-23
-20
-15
-8
-12
-14
-17
Freezing level m
1650
1700
1600
1500
1450
850
1200
1650
1300
1650
1800
1400
1000
1700
1050
1350
1850
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-7-6-7-8-5-4-5-6-6-6-10-8-40-3-3-7-2-2-3-3-4-4-2-2-3-2-2-6-4-2-2-1-1-244332-2243441230344
Sunrise
6:39
6:37
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:31
Sunset
6:27
6:28
6:29
6:30
6:31
6:32

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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 Thu night, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, stormy winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

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.
41 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
47 minutes ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
34 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
-
33
Fresh winds from the N
(33 kph at 0).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 315).
60 km S
716m alt.
41 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
41 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
69 km SSE
393m alt.
41 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 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.