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Douglas Peak Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
clear
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1600
1600
1550
1650
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1550
2000
km/h
45
WSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
30
WNW
55
WNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
10
N
0
NW
5
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
15
21
46
5
1
 mm
max °C
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-6
-6
-4
min °C
-6
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-2
-3
-5
-5
-4
-6
-6
-6
-5
 chill °C
-16
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
-9
-8
-10
-14
-13
-11
-12
-10
-6
-10
Freezing level m
1400
1550
1800
1350
1650
1850
1900
1900
1950
1750
1650
1750
1250
1050
1200
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-6-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-7-8-7-8-9-9-7-5-3-3-3-3-2-3-2-3-4-5-4-5-6-6-5-111-111222111-2-2-3-36885887898785543
Sunrise
6:46
6:45
6:43
6:41
6:39
Sunset
6:23
6:24
6:27
6:28
6:29

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Douglas Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Douglas Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Douglas Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Douglas Peak at the specific elevation of 2500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Douglas Peak. 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
17 km NW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
20 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
26 km S
650m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
37
Fresh winds from the NNW
(37 kph at 340).
Whataroa
31 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
Glentanner
43 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 315).
58 km SSE
716m alt.
58 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the W
(22 kph at 270).
69 km SSE
648m alt.
58 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
71 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
58 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Hakatere
78 km E
635m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).

* 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.