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Douglas Peak Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 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 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 32mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
1650
1050
8350
1650
1650
1600
1050
1600
1650
1750
1000
950
1500
1500
1500
km/h
15
WSW
15
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
W
15
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
20
W
20
W
35
WNW
65
NW
70
NW
45
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
11
17
16
26
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.2
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
32
max °C
3
3
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
1
-1
0
1
2
2
0
3
min °C
3
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
2
2
0
-2
-1
1
1
1
-1
-1
 chill °C
-1
-2
-4
-4
-2
-3
3
3
-3
-3
-7
-9
-7
-4
-5
-8
-10
-8
Freezing level m
3450
3300
2800
3000
3200
3050
3400
3450
3500
3250
2750
1600
2350
2650
2650
2900
2500
3000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
21-10112321-1-3-3-2-2-2-4-333122344321-2-1122-116635567856514567671212811121114141113117111112131213
Sunrise
6:37
—
—
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 32mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, 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.
34 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd
20 km N
113m alt.
32 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
26 km S
650m alt.
34 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 350).
Whataroa
31 km NNE
64m alt.
44 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
Glentanner
43 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 270).
58 km SSE
716m alt.
34 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
69 km SSE
648m alt.
34 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 315).
Clayton
71 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (22 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
34 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Hakatere
78 km E
635m alt.
44 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 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.