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Douglas Peak Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 6 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1600
1550
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1550
1800
1750
1650
1650
1650
km/h
15
WNW
30
WNW
55
WNW
65
NW
30
WNW
35
NW
50
NW
25
NNW
10
WNW
20
S
60
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
16
27
7
2
—
—
6
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
0
-1
-1
-2
-3
-6
-8
-12
-13
-10
-8
-6
-3
-2
-1
-1
min °C
2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-4
-7
-12
-13
-13
-12
-10
-8
-6
-3
-2
-1
 chill °C
-2
-10
-12
-11
-10
-13
-16
-19
-18
-22
-26
-21
-17
-15
-10
-8
-8
Freezing level m
3400
2850
2350
2900
2600
2550
2150
1350
1300
1400
650
1100
1350
1450
2300
2650
2750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
2-1-2-2-3-4-7-10-13-13-11-9-7-5-3-2-1310210-3-7-8-9-8-7-5-3-1116447763-2-1-2-4-3-204541391013131210565256511119
Sunrise
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
Sunset
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:04
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Douglas Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Douglas Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Douglas Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Douglas Peak at the specific elevation of 3087 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.
40 minutes ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
Franz - Greens Rd
20 km N
113m alt.
39 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
26 km S
650m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 320).
Whataroa
31 km NNE
64m alt.
50 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
Glentanner
43 km S
542m alt.
50 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
58 km SSE
716m alt.
40 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
69 km SSE
648m alt.
40 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
71 km SE
937m alt.
50 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (15 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
40 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 315).
Hakatere
78 km E
635m alt.
50 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).

* 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.