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Douglas Peak Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 29mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, severe gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1050
1600
1600
1650
1000
1650
1650
1650
1500
1500
1500
1500
km/h
15
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
15
W
20
W
35
WNW
65
NW
75
NW
65
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
11
12
28
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
29
max °C
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
2
1
0
2
2
1
2
2
3
min °C
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
2
2
0
0
1
1
-1
1
1
-1
 chill °C
-2
-5
-4
-2
-2
4
3
-2
-3
-6
-6
-4
-5
-8
-8
-8
-9
Freezing level m
3300
2950
3050
3150
3100
3450
3400
3450
3200
2800
2400
3150
3050
2350
2800
2800
2800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
100112221-1-10-1-3-1-2-3321234432102202215345678564245567711811121114141113117111211131313
Sunrise
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
Sunset
8:08
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
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Douglas Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Douglas Peak is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Douglas Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 29mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, severe gales from the NW by Mon 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.
13 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd
20 km N
113m alt.
11 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
26 km S
650m alt.
13 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 315).
26 km S
650m alt.
33 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNW
(20 kph at 330).
Whataroa
31 km NNE
64m alt.
33 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
Glentanner
43 km S
542m alt.
33 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
58 km SSE
716m alt.
13 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
69 km SSE
648m alt.
13 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 45).
Clayton
71 km SE
937m alt.
33 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
13 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).

* 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.