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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1800
1750
1650
1650
1650
km/h
15
WNW
25
WNW
50
WNW
65
NW
25
NW
35
NW
45
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
S
60
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
12
25
7
2
—
—
6
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
1
0
0
-1
-2
-4
-6
-10
-11
-9
-7
-6
-3
-1
0
0
min °C
3
-1
-2
0
-2
-2
-5
-10
-11
-11
-11
-9
-7
-5
-2
-1
-1
 chill °C
-1
-9
-11
-9
-8
-10
-13
-16
-15
-18
-24
-20
-16
-13
-9
-7
-6
Freezing level m
3450
2950
2250
2950
2600
2550
2250
1350
1300
1400
600
1050
1250
1250
2300
2600
2600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
30-10-2-2-5-8-11-11-10-8-7-4-2-1-15224430-4-5-5-7-5-4-3221967111097132-2122885
Sunrise
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:47
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:43
—
—
Sunset
7:58
—
—
7:59
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:04
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

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.
52 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
51 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
34 km S
650m alt.
52 minutes ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
60 km S
716m alt.
52 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
52 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
52 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).

* 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.