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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1600
1600
1650
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
1650
1550
km/h
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
35
NW
55
WNW
55
NW
75
NW
60
WNW
45
WNW
25
NW
30
W
25
W
45
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
17
4
6
2
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
-4
-2
0
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
min °C
1
1
0
-1
0
1
-3
-4
-3
-2
-3
-3
-4
-2
-2
-3
 chill °C
-4
-5
-6
-6
-4
-3
-13
-14
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-9
-9
-11
Freezing level m
1450
3350
3100
2500
2750
2950
2550
2100
2300
2850
2400
2300
2050
1900
2300
2050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:01
—
—
Sunset
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—
8:38
—
—
8:40
—
—
8:42
—
—
8:43
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8:44
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Wed 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.
33 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
29 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
34 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the W
(35 kph at 270).
60 km S
716m alt.
33 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
33 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
69 km SSE
393m alt.
33 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 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.