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Douglas Peak Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
mod snow
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1700
1650
1500
1500
1600
1700
1600
1550
1650
1500
1500
1700
1550
1600
1600
1550
km/h
25
NNE
35
NNE
45
N
15
NNW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
45
WNW
75
WNW
40
NW
65
NNW
30
NW
35
NNW
5
NW
5
SE
25
SSE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
2
6
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
27
29
3
5
1
3
13
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-4
-5
-3
0
2
1
2
2
-3
-1
-1
-3
-5
-8
-11
-10
-11
min °C
-4
-5
-5
-5
-1
1
1
2
-2
-3
-1
-3
-5
-6
-12
-12
-11
-12
 chill °C
-12
-14
-15
-11
-4
-3
-3
-2
-10
-12
-11
-11
-12
-14
-19
-12
-15
-25
Freezing level m
2550
2400
2200
2200
2800
3300
3300
3350
3250
2450
2850
2700
2600
2300
1500
1350
1550
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-5-4-12120-3-1-2-4-6-10-12-11-120-1-2-1233420110-2-6-8-7-866456687454665-1-10-21312101112121414911101212116774
Sunrise
6:56
—
—
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 2°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Douglas Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu 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.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Franz - Greens Rd
20 km N
113m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
26 km S
650m alt.
57 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 20).
Whataroa
31 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
light rain
Dry
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
Glentanner
43 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
31
Fresh winds from the NW
(31 kph at 315).
58 km SSE
716m alt.
57 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
69 km SSE
648m alt.
57 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (24 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Clayton
71 km SE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
57 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 135).
Hakatere
78 km E
635m alt.
1 hour ago
20°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.