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Douglas Peak Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 50mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
1500
1550
1600
1550
1600
1600
1500
1550
1600
1550
1550
1500
1550
1550
1600
1550
km/h
55
NW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
35
W
45
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
75
W
30
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
W
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Snowflake cm
23
—
—
—
—
1
47
1
3
1
3
8
—
—
—
—
 mm
50
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
-7
-8
-7
-5
-6
-4
-10
-10
-8
-7
-5
-4
-2
-2
-3
min °C
-5
-8
-8
-8
-5
-7
-7
-10
-10
-10
-7
-5
-5
-3
-2
-4
 chill °C
-12
-15
-17
-17
-13
-16
-17
-20
-20
-21
-17
-17
-13
-9
-7
-10
Freezing level m
2900
1500
1300
800
1300
1500
1700
1250
1200
750
1400
1500
1000
1250
1650
1200
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Sunrise
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6:28
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—
6:26
—
—
6:26
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—
6:24
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—
6:22
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Sunset
—
—
8:16
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8:19
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8:20
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8:21
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8:22
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Douglas Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Douglas Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 50mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Tue morning).

Douglas Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat 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
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
20 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
light rain
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
26 km S
656m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 225).
Whataroa
31 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
moderate rain
Dry
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
Glentanner
43 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
35
Fresh winds from the SE
(35 kph at 135).
58 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 225).
69 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (28 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
71 km SE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 45).
72 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
78 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 135 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.