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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1500
1500
1550
1650
1750
1650
1550
1500
1550
1600
1550
1550
1600
1550
1550
1600
1600
km/h
95
NW
125
NW
85
NW
30
WSW
25
W
40
W
30
WNW
45
W
60
WNW
30
W
45
W
85
W
40
WSW
50
W
55
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
14
13
51
—
—
2
—
8
46
2
4
23
—
8
10
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
-1
1
-9
-9
-9
-6
-7
-7
-12
-11
-6
-5
-8
-4
-3
-1
-1
min °C
-1
-2
-6
-9
-9
-9
-7
-8
-11
-12
-11
-10
-8
-9
-7
-3
-2
-2
 chill °C
-12
-13
-12
-18
-17
-19
-16
-19
-21
-22
-22
-23
-19
-20
-18
-10
-7
-8
Freezing level m
2750
2600
2950
1600
1400
1000
1300
1450
1650
1150
1300
1500
1300
1300
1350
1200
1700
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-2-3-9-9-9-7-8-9-12-11-8-7-9-6-3-2-2433-3-4-5-3-3-4-6-5-5-4-4-4-2-1-2999420333222221241
Sunrise
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:22
—
—
Sunset
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:21
—
—
8:22
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Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hochstetter Dome is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

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.
57 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Franz - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
54 minutes ago
13°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
heavy rain
Recent heavy rain.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
34 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
-
44
Strong winds from the N
(44 kph at 0).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
54
Near gales from the NW
(54 kph at 315).
60 km S
716m alt.
57 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
33
Fresh winds from the NW
(33 kph at 315).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (37 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
63
Gales from the N
(63 kph at 0).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
57 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 315).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.

* 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.