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Douglas Peak Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 11mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
1550
1600
1750
1600
1550
1550
1000
1000
1500
1500
1500
1500
950
1550
1800
1000
1550
km/h
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
W
35
WNW
60
NW
55
NW
55
NNW
65
NW
40
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
11
31
40
6
13
1
—
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
11
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-8
-5
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-1
0
2
2
2
0
1
2
1
min °C
-8
-8
-6
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
 chill °C
-16
-16
-13
-10
-9
-12
-13
-13
-12
-9
-6
-3
-4
-5
-3
-3
-6
Freezing level m
1150
600
1200
1500
1150
1700
1850
2000
2050
2550
2750
2800
2800
2450
2650
2850
2750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-10-8-5-4-5-5-6-5-3-3-2-3-3-3-2-3-8-8-6-4-3-3-3-3-202210121-2-4-20-2123478876776516748810101315151411131412
Sunrise
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:18
—
—
6:16
—
—
Sunset
8:21
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:23
—
—
8:24
—
—
8:25
—
—
8:28
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Douglas Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Douglas Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Douglas Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 11mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW 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.
50 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
Franz - Greens Rd
20 km N
113m alt.
52 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
26 km S
650m alt.
50 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
Whataroa
31 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Glentanner
43 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
Dry
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
58 km SSE
716m alt.
50 minutes ago
3°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
69 km SSE
648m alt.
50 minutes ago
0°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
Clayton
71 km SE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
Dry
Wind obs. (30 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
50 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
Hakatere
78 km E
635m alt.
1 hour ago
2°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.