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Status

FIELD OPENS 2013-Jul-12
ROAD CLOSED
Updated:6:50pm Saturday 11 May
Last snow fall:
10cm on Thu 9 May
Upper snow base: 30cm
Lower snow base: 30cm

7 Day Forecast

Snow

THURSDAY

23 MAY
Max -1°C Min -6°C
Issued at: 10:56pm Wednesday 22 May 2013
Showers, falling as snow above 900 metres, clearing from the south during the afternoon, but remaining rather cloudy, with poor visibility at times.
Wind at 1000 metres: Southwest 20 km/h.
Wind at 2000 metres: Southwest rising to 40 km/h in the afternoon.
Free air freezing level: Lowering to 1200 in the morning and 1000 metres at night.

Fog

FRIDAY

24 MAY
Max 2°C Min -3°C
Issued at: 2:20pm Wednesday 22 May 2013
Fine with morning fog and frosts.
Wind at 1000 metres: Light.
Wind at 2000 metres: Westerly rising to 50 km/h.
Free air freezing level: Rising to 2000 metres.

Snow

SATURDAY

25 MAY
Max 5°C Issued at: 2:20pm Wednesday 22 May 2013
Fine with morning frosts, but cloud increasing and rain developing about the Divide later, with snow down to 1700 metres. Northwesterlies strengthening, rising to gale about the tops.

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.

Facilities, snow base, field and road status supplied from the mountain by snow.co.nz

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