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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Forecast

42.44° S 172.74° E

Weather Forecast for Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1774 m altitude

Next snow in Hanmer Springs Ski Area:
0.6 cm on Fri 16th
Issued:
12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
night
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PM
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night
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PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
20
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
20
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
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max °C
-2
1
3
5
7
9
9
9
10
7
9
10
8
8
9
7
min °C
-5
1
3
4
6
8
8
8
8
6
7
8
7
6
8
6
 chill °C
-13
-3
0
2
5
8
6
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
Humid %
90
42
69
59
33
37
33
11
33
40
23
27
10
26
34
33
Freeze m
850
1900
2400
2550
2850
3000
3400
3350
3350
3050
3250
3400
3450
3350
3200
3050
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Sunrise
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6:35
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6:33
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6:33
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6:31
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6:28
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Sunset
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7:52
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7:52
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7:53
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7:55
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7:57
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Next 4 days weather summary:

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 weather summary:

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Conditions

Top snow depth:—
Bottom snow depth:—
Fresh snowfall depth:29 cm
Last snowfall:15 Oct 2026
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)

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Week 3 of October has on average:

0.2
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
0.8
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.6
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.


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