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Mount Douglas Weather Forecast

Southern Alps · New Zealand
Issued: 12 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1400
1850
600
600
600
650
650
850
650
9400
9100
km/h
15
WNW
15
S
50
SSE
45
S
35
SSE
20
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
0
W
0
WNW
15
NW
0
W
5
NW
5
NE
10
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
6
14
5
4
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
1
-3
-5
-4
-2
2
4
5
8
10
9
9
11
6
9
10
10
min °C
2
-1
-4
-5
-4
-4
1
4
5
7
9
8
9
9
5
6
8
7
 chill °C
-2
-7
-13
-14
-12
-11
-2
2
4
7
9
6
9
8
4
4
5
4
Freezing level m
1850
1700
850
750
950
850
1750
2250
2500
2800
3000
3350
3100
3050
2900
3200
3350
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-5-8-9-7-5-11246656356530-4-5-4-324581099106899117333181171416101617916179
Sunrise
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:33
—
—
6:31
—
—
Sunset
—
7:51
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:53
—
—
7:55
—
—
7:57
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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 night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Mount Douglas Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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
lightning 71km W of Kaikoura
16 km ENE
1128m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Lewis Pass
22 km W
869m alt.
42 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Island Hills
36 km S
370m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Waiau Weather
39 km SE
135m alt.
46 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (7 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
40 km SSE
171m alt.
42 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
41 km W
423m alt.
42 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (9 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Pudding Hill
44 km NE
1252m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 180).
Maruia
46 km WNW
378m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (20 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
50 km S
219m alt.
42 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Recent light rain.
26
Moderate winds from the SW
(26 kph at 225).
Waikari
57 km S
220m alt.
45 minutes ago
9°C
light rain
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 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.