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7 Day Forecast

Snow

THURSDAY

17 MAY
Max 2°C Min -2°C
Issued at: 1:12pm Thursday 17 May 2012
Cloud increasing and rain developing by evening, falling as snow above 1300 metres tonight.
Wind at 1000 metres: Southwest, 40 km/h in exposed valleys.
Wind at 2000 metres: Southwest gale 75 km/h.
Free air freezing level: 1600 metres.

Snow

FRIDAY

18 MAY
Max 3°C Min -5°C
Issued at: 1:12pm Thursday 17 May 2012
Morning showers, becoming fine during the afternooon. Snow above 1400 metres.
Wind at 1000 metres: Southwest gusts 60 km/h in exposed valleys, easing from evening.
Wind at 2000 metres: Severe gale southwesterlies 90 km/h, easing to 70 km/h by evening.
Free air freezing level: Lowering to 1000 metres.

Fine

SATURDAY

19 MAY
Min -5°C
Issued at: 12:46pm Thursday 17 May 2012
Fine and frosty.
Wind at 1000 metres: Southerly breezes dying out in the afternoon.
Wind at 2000 metres: Gale southwest 65 km/h easing to 30 km/h in the evening.
Free air freezing level: 1000 metres.

Days 4 - 7 »

Days 1-5 are mountain region forecasts 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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