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Douglas Peak Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 5 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1550
1750
1600
1550
1550
1550
1550
1500
1550
1600
1550
1600
1550
1550
1650
1500
1550
km/h
10
W
10
SE
20
SSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
35
WSW
45
W
20
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
WNW
55
NW
30
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
1
2
14
24
 mm
max °C
-8
-9
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-6
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
min °C
-9
-10
-7
-5
-5
-6
-5
-6
-7
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-11
 chill °C
-14
-15
-14
-14
-14
-16
-12
-15
-18
-10
-7
-7
-7
-8
-11
-12
-13
-21
Freezing level m
1200
1200
700
1500
1400
950
1250
1150
1400
1450
1700
1400
1300
1550
1250
1700
1800
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-13-7-8-8-7-8-8-9-6-5-4-4-4-6-6-6-10-9-10-6-5-5-5-5-6-6-4-3-3-3-3-4-4-3-7-2-4-5-1-1-3-2-3-211-2-10-112-1531663545775675785
Sunrise
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:46
6:45
6:43
Sunset
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:23
6:24
6:27

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Douglas Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Douglas Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

Douglas Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Tue 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.
38 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd
20 km N
113m alt.
45 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
26 km S
650m alt.
38 minutes ago
-
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 225).
Whataroa
31 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
Glentanner
43 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
58 km SSE
716m alt.
38 minutes ago
1°C
light snow
Recent light snow.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 315).
69 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
light snow
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
71 km SE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
light snow
Dry
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 45).
72 km SE
393m alt.
38 minutes ago
5°C
moderate snow
Dry
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 135).
Pukaki Aero
78 km S
468m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
light rain
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).

* 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.