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Douglas Peak Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, severe gales from the NW by Sun morning).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
mod. snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1550
1550
1550
1600
1600
1650
1600
1650
1550
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
1600
km/h
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
30
NW
80
WNW
80
NW
65
NW
60
NW
60
NW
25
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
8
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
9
48
15
5
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-3
-1
1
1
0
0
0
-1
0
-3
-1
-1
-2
-6
-4
min °C
-5
-4
-2
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-4
-2
-2
-4
-9
-9
 chill °C
-13
-11
-10
-6
-8
-9
-6
-6
-6
-12
-16
-13
-12
-15
-19
-17
Freezing level m
2300
2400
2600
3300
3200
3050
2850
2950
2900
2800
2250
2550
2950
2700
2100
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-211-1-1-1-1-2-4-2-2-3-8-7-1-111121220-1131-4-6555134256446973-41212117101181213101112151393
Sunrise
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:05
—
—
6:03
—
—
Sunset
—
—
8:38
—
—
8:39
—
—
8:40
—
—
8:43
—
—
8:44
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Douglas Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Douglas Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Douglas Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, severe gales from the NW 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.
45 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
Franz - Greens Rd
20 km N
113m alt.
41 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
26 km S
650m alt.
45 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 350).
Whataroa
31 km NNE
64m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
Glentanner
43 km S
542m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
58 km SSE
716m alt.
45 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
69 km SSE
648m alt.
45 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
Clayton
71 km SE
937m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (17 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
72 km SE
393m alt.
45 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
Hakatere
78 km E
635m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).

* 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.