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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1700
1750
1800
1600
1500
1550
1550
1650
1650
1800
1500
1500
1550
1600
1650
km/h
10
NNE
20
N
25
N
35
N
35
N
10
WNW
10
SSW
5
ESE
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
40
WNW
65
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
15
WNW
10
ESE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
9
15
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-3
-3
-1
1
2
2
3
3
-1
-1
-1
-5
-7
-8
min °C
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
0
1
2
3
-2
-2
-1
-5
-6
-8
-9
 chill °C
-5
-7
-9
-11
-12
-7
-4
-3
-2
-1
-10
-10
-10
-15
-15
-12
-9
Freezing level m
2700
2350
2550
2350
2200
2250
2750
3200
3250
3400
3400
2300
2650
2400
1850
1650
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-2-3-4-212231-2-1-3-6-8-932322234652231-1-3-597109889911106798541
Sunrise
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
Sunset
7:53
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:55
—
—
7:58
—
—
7:59
—
—
8:00
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed 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.
56 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
50 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
34 km S
650m alt.
56 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
60 km S
716m alt.
56 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
56 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the E
(30 kph at 90).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
56 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).

* 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.