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Hochstetter Dome Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sun 11 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 -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Fri morning).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
1600
1550
1550
1550
1500
1500
1550
1500
1700
1700
1650
1700
1750
1650
km/h
10
WSW
5
SSE
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
40
WNW
65
NW
50
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
40
SSE
45
SSE
55
SSE
30
SSE
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
4
33
17
3
3
1
6
4
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
0.1
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
2
2
3
1
-1
0
0
-1
-3
-5
-10
-9
-10
-9
-7
-5
min °C
0
0
2
2
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
-4
-8
-10
-10
-12
-12
-8
-7
 chill °C
-3
-4
-2
-2
-8
-9
-9
-9
-8
-12
-16
-16
-13
-24
-24
-19
-17
Freezing level m
2800
3200
3300
3450
3000
2400
2750
2700
2650
2400
1750
1450
1550
800
750
1100
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:47
—
—
6:46
—
—
Sunset
7:55
—
—
7:58
—
—
7:59
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:02
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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 -1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Hochstetter Dome Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Fri 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 - Greens Rd
21 km WNW
113m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
light rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Franz Josef AWS
21 km WNW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Whataroa
26 km N
64m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
Mount Cook Aerodrome Automatic Weather Station
34 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).
Glentanner
49 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
60 km S
716m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
Clayton
64 km SE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
Hakatere
66 km E
635m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 135).
68 km SSE
648m alt.
40 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
69 km SSE
393m alt.
40 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 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.