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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, severe gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1650
1000
1550
2450
1700
2100
1000
1000
950
1600
1600
1700
1050
1050
1050
1650
1600
km/h
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
65
WNW
80
WNW
30
WNW
15
WSW
30
S
15
SSW
5
S
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
14
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
0
-1
-3
-2
-3
-2
0
1
1
0
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
-2
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
 chill °C
-5
-7
-7
-8
-7
-8
-12
-14
-10
-8
-10
-7
-2
-2
-5
-4
-5
-6
Freezing level m
1800
1900
1100
1750
2800
2350
2150
2000
2500
2100
1850
1400
3250
3200
1250
1550
2500
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-2-2-1-1-1-2-3-3-3-3-111-1-1-1-20-1-20100020-1-211-111-1441564558651452563
Sunrise
7:13
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:09
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:05
—
—
Sunset
—
7:43
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:49
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, severe gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
29 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
39 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
34 km S
650m alt.
29 minutes ago
-
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 10).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
60 km S
716m alt.
29 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 45).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
29 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
69 km SSE
393m alt.
29 minutes ago
10°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.