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Mount Douglas Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 11 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with drizzle, on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
1650
550
550
550
650
550
550
1400
500
500
600
1900
650
6200
5000
4500
km/h
20
NNW
10
N
5
SE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
25
WNW
40
WNW
50
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
5
SW
15
WNW
20
WNW
45
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
8
11
1
4
1
 mm
0.3
1
0.4
1.9
max °C
2
0
-2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
-1
0
1
3
4
5
min °C
1
-2
-3
-3
2
1
1
3
2
-4
-3
-2
-2
3
4
3
 chill °C
-3
-2
-3
-3
-1
-1
0
-2
-5
-8
-7
-6
-6
0
0
-2
Freezing level m
2000
1350
1000
1350
2000
2150
1800
2500
2900
1700
1050
1450
1100
3000
3150
3000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-3-4-3-1-1-111-4-8-7-22322-1-3-122233-1-2-1-134475347758966649108
Sunrise
6:28
6:26
6:24
6:24
6:22
Sunset
6:19
6:20
6:21
6:22
6:22

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Mount Douglas Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Douglas is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with drizzle, on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Mount Douglas Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Douglas at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Douglas. 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
16 km ESE
361m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Lewis Pass
22 km W
869m alt.
46 minutes ago
6°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 225).
Island Hills
36 km S
370m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
4
Calm
(4 kph at 135).
Waiau Weather
39 km SE
135m alt.
54 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
40 km SSE
171m alt.
46 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 135).
41 km W
423m alt.
46 minutes ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 45).
Pudding Hill
44 km NE
1252m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
37
Fresh winds from the N
(37 kph at 0).
Maruia
46 km WNW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
50 km S
219m alt.
46 minutes ago
7°C
light rain
Dry
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
Waikari
57 km S
220m alt.
52 minutes ago
5°C
light rain
Dry
2
Calm
(2 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.