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Status

FIELD OPENS 2013-Jul-06
ROAD CLOSED
Updated:8:56am Friday 10 May
Last snow fall:
5cm on Fri 21 Sep
Upper snow base: 0cm
Lower snow base: 0cm

7 Day Forecast

Snow

SUNDAY

26 MAY
Max 7°C Min -2°C
Issued at: 1:35pm Sunday 26 May 2013
Rain with some heavy and thundery falls near the divide and snow lowering to 800 metres. Cloudy with a few showers further east.
Wind at 1000 metres: Northwest easing 60 km/h.
Wind at 2000 metres: Westerly easing to gale 80 km/h.
Free air freezing level: Lowering to 1100 metres.

Snow

MONDAY

27 MAY
Max 3°C Min -8°C
Issued at: 1:35pm Sunday 26 May 2013
Showers about the Divide and north of the Waimakariri River turning to snow. Showers elsewhere clearing during the morning and becoming fine.
Wind at 1000 metres: Northwest dying out.
Wind at 2000 metres: Westerly gale 80 km/h, easing to southwest 40 km/h from afternoon.
Free air freezing level: Lowering to 700 metres.

Snow

TUESDAY

28 MAY
Max -3°C Min -5°C
Issued at: 1:24pm Sunday 26 May 2013
Remaining snow showers clearing early morning, then fine.
Wind at 1000 metres: Southwest 30 km/h.
Wind at 2000 metres: Southwest 40 km/h.
Free air freezing level: 400 metres.

Days 4 - 7 »

Days 1-5 are mountain region forecasts for Canterbury High Country produced by our forecast team.
Days 6-7 are site-specific forecasts for ski areas which have been automatically generated by MetService's computer weather modeling system and have not been moderated by forecasters.

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