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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Forecast

Lat Long: 42.44° S 172.74° E

Weather Forecast for Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1774m altitude

Issued: 11 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Next snow in Hanmer Springs Ski Area: 0.5cm on Thu 23rd  (after 9 PM local time)

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Next 3 days weather summary:

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 weather summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
km/h
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
25
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
50
NW
35
WNW
25
W
15
W
30
NNW
60
SSE
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Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snowflake cm
1
1
2
1
3
40
 mm
max °C
-2
-1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
-2
-3
-4
-3
-5
min °C
-3
-1
0
1
1
0
-1
0
0
1
1
0
-1
-2
-7
-5
-4
-8
 chill °C
-3
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-4
-6
-8
-9
-10
-14
-11
-11
-20
Humid %
83
70
51
29
40
58
77
93
66
55
70
80
68
84
65
63
81
97
Freeze m
1300
1550
1800
1950
2050
1950
1750
1700
1800
2100
2100
2050
1900
1450
900
700
1050
500
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Sunrise
7:50
7:50
7:48
7:48
7:47
7:47
Sunset
5:17
5:19
5:20
5:21
5:22
5:22

Days 7-16 weather summary:

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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Conditions

Top snow depth:
Bottom snow depth:
Fresh snowfall depth:1cm
Last snowfall:19 Jul 2026
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Snow History

Week 3 of July has on average:

0.4
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
1.1
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
1.0
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.


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