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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

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

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1550
1600
1600
1650
1550
1500
1500
1500
1550
1500
1550
1550
1650
1500
km/h
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
35
WNW
55
NW
60
NW
70
NW
60
WNW
45
NW
15
NW
20
W
25
W
45
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
5
14
5
7
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
-3
-2
0
-4
-3
-4
-2
-1
0
min °C
-2
-1
1
1
0
0
0
1
-3
-4
-3
-5
-5
-4
-5
-3
-1
-1
 chill °C
-9
-7
-4
-5
-6
-5
-4
-3
-13
-14
-13
-15
-16
-13
-12
-9
-7
-8
Freezing level m
2450
2650
1450
3300
3150
2800
2900
2950
2650
2050
2300
2500
2050
2250
1300
1350
2300
2300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-1221001-2-4-3-3-5-4-5-3-1-133123144111301-3-111983575996679772365
Sunrise
6:07
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:01
—
—
Sunset
—
8:37
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:40
—
—
8:42
—
—
8:43
—
—
8:44
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Mon 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.
41 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
42 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
34 km S
650m alt.
41 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 330).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 315).
60 km S
716m alt.
41 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 315).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
41 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
41 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 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.