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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

Rain

SATURDAY

25 MAY
Max 4°C Min 0°C
Issued at: 6:21am Saturday 25 May 2013
Fine at first, but cloud increasing and scattered rain developing about the Divide this afternoon.
Wind at 1000 metres: Northwest 40 km/h, gusting 60 km/h in exposed places.
Wind at 2000 metres: Northwest rising to gale 70 km/h this afternoon.
Free air freezing level: 2200 metres.

Snow

SUNDAY

26 MAY
Max 3°C Min -3°C
Issued at: 6:21am Saturday 25 May 2013
Rain near the divide with snow lowering to 1000 metres, clearing in the evening. High cloud further east.
Wind at 1000 metres: Northwest gale gusting 100 km/h.
Wind at 2000 metres: Severe westerly gale 110 km/h.
Free air freezing level: Lowering to 1200 metres.

Partly cloudy

MONDAY

27 MAY
Max -1°C Min -9°C
Issued at: 2:03pm Friday 24 May 2013
Mainly fine. Light winds at lower levels, strong southwesterlies about higher ground.

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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