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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1600
1600
1650
1600
1650
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1600
km/h
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
30
WNW
75
WNW
80
NW
65
NW
60
NW
55
NW
20
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
6
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
7
40
14
5
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-2
0
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
-3
0
1
0
-4
-4
min °C
-3
-2
-1
1
1
0
0
0
0
-2
-3
-1
0
-2
-8
-8
 chill °C
-11
-9
-7
-4
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
-10
-14
-11
-9
-12
-17
-14
Freezing level m
2300
2400
2600
3300
3250
3100
2800
2950
2950
2850
2200
2550
2900
2750
2150
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
6:07
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—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:03
—
—
6:03
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:37
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:40
—
—
8:42
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—
8:43
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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 Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
moderate rain
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
34 km S
650m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 350).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
60 km S
716m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).

* 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.