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Douglas Peak Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the SE by Thu night).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1700
1500
1550
1600
1600
1600
1550
1750
1500
1550
1550
1750
1700
1700
2100
km/h
30
NNE
35
N
15
NNW
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
30
WNW
50
NW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
0
ENE
10
E
45
ESE
50
ESE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
15
8
2
—
—
4
1
 mm
—
—
—
0.2
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
28
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
0
2
4
4
4
3
0
1
3
1
0
-1
-2
-3
-2
min °C
-2
-2
-1
1
3
3
3
0
0
1
1
0
0
-1
-3
-3
-6
 chill °C
-10
-10
-6
-2
0
0
0
-6
-6
-7
-4
-5
-3
-1
-8
-12
-17
Freezing level m
2350
2150
2250
2750
3300
3350
3450
3250
2500
2750
2900
2600
2450
2250
1950
1700
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
Sunset
7:55
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:01
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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 Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Douglas Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 28mm) on Tue night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the SE 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
Franz - Greens Rd
20 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
26 km S
650m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 330).
Whataroa
31 km NNE
64m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
Glentanner
43 km S
542m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 315).
58 km SSE
716m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 0).
69 km SSE
648m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
Clayton
71 km SE
937m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (26 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
Hakatere
78 km E
635m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 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.