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Douglas Peak Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 47mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1000
1600
1700
1600
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1600
1700
1600
1550
1500
km/h
5
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
35
WNW
65
NW
80
NW
75
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
W
50
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
18
14
27
—
—
—
—
2
22
 mm
—
0.2
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
47
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
4
3
2
1
0
2
2
1
2
1
2
-5
-7
-8
-5
-5
-3
min °C
4
4
2
1
1
-1
1
1
-1
2
0
-4
-6
-7
-9
-5
-5
-5
 chill °C
2
2
-2
-4
-5
-8
-4
-5
-8
-6
-10
-11
-12
-14
-16
-12
-13
-14
Freezing level m
3450
3500
3400
3200
2750
1500
2950
3050
2250
2900
2750
2900
1650
1550
800
1200
1550
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
3320-1-20-1-3-1-3-5-10-11-11-7-9-844321-122021-1-6-7-9-5-5-477555145577610-4-10213131012117111111141312873679
Sunrise
6:35
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:26
—
—
Sunset
—
8:12
—
—
8:13
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:16
—
—
8:19
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Douglas Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Douglas Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the NW by Sun night).

Douglas Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 47mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

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.
31 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
Franz - Greens Rd
20 km N
113m alt.
29 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
26 km S
650m alt.
31 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
31 km NNE
64m alt.
41 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 45).
Glentanner
43 km S
542m alt.
41 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
58 km SSE
716m alt.
31 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
69 km SSE
648m alt.
31 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 225).
Clayton
71 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
31 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
Hakatere
78 km E
635m alt.
41 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 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.