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Status

FIELD OPENS 2013-Jul-06
ROAD CLOSED
Updated:2:24pm Thursday 16 May
Last snow fall:
10cm on Mon 6 May
Upper snow base: 0cm
Lower snow base: 0cm

7 Day Forecast

Drizzle

FRIDAY

24 MAY
Max 2°C Min -1°C
Issued at: 7:11pm Friday 24 May 2013
Cloudy with patchy drizzle.
Wind at 1000 metres: Light.
Wind at 2000 metres: Westerly 40 km/h.
Free air freezing level: 2200 metres.

Few showers

SATURDAY

25 MAY
Max 4°C Min 0°C
Issued at: 7:11pm Friday 24 May 2013
Cloudy periods with a few showers.
Wind at 1000 metres: Light.
Wind at 2000 metres: Westerly rising to 60 km/h in the morning.
Free air freezing level: 2000 metres.

Snow

SUNDAY

26 MAY
Max 2°C Min 0°C
Issued at: 2:03pm Friday 24 May 2013
Showers, becoming frequent. Snow lowering to 1000 metres in the evening.
Wind at 1000 metres: Westerly 35 km/h.
Wind at 2000 metres: Westerly 60 km/h.
Free air freezing level: 2200 metres, lowering to 1300 metres in the evening.

Days 4 - 7 »

Days 1-5 are mountain region forecasts for Nelson Lakes National Park 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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