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Douglas Peak Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 13mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Thu night).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
1600
1550
1550
1000
1000
950
1500
1500
1500
1000
1000
1000
1000
1000
1600
1650
950
1550
km/h
20
SW
20
SW
20
W
30
WNW
55
NW
60
NW
60
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
25
N
25
N
35
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
7
29
29
25
5
3
12
5
4
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
13
max °C
-4
-3
-2
-2
-3
-1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
min °C
-6
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
 chill °C
-12
-9
-9
-12
-13
-14
-10
-6
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-6
-4
-5
Freezing level m
1300
1650
1200
1750
1800
1900
2400
2650
2700
2550
2700
2700
2750
2800
2650
2650
2650
2700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-5-3-5-6-6-4-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-2-2-5-3-3-3-3-3-111111221112-11-1213687778776677675889121414131314141311131313
Sunrise
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
—
8:22
—
—
8:23
—
—
8:24
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:28
—
—
8:29
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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 morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the NW by Sun night).

Douglas Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 13mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Thu night).

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.
40 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
20 km N
113m alt.
37 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 225).
26 km S
650m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
Whataroa
31 km NNE
64m alt.
50 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 315).
Glentanner
43 km S
542m alt.
50 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 135).
58 km SSE
716m alt.
40 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
69 km SSE
648m alt.
40 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 225).
Clayton
71 km SE
937m alt.
50 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
72 km SE
393m alt.
40 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 225).
Hakatere
78 km E
635m alt.
50 minutes ago
10°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
Wind obs. (11 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.