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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:
1.6 cm on Thu 29th
Issued:
6 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)
Forecast update in:
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Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
5
SSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
0
SSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
9
9
8
8
6
8
10
9
10
11
9
9
11
9
11
12
9
min °C
8
8
8
6
5
5
9
7
8
10
8
8
10
7
9
11
7
 chill °C
8
6
7
5
4
5
6
4
8
8
6
6
10
6
8
9
3
Humid %
37
36
12
45
76
61
45
24
19
33
19
21
32
63
48
52
50
Freeze m
3000
3400
3300
3100
2800
2950
3200
3400
3400
3500
3400
3250
3000
3150
3300
3150
3600
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Sunrise
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6:33
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6:31
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6:28
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6:28
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6:26
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Sunset
7:52
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7:53
—
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7:55
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7:57
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7:58
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7:59
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Next 3 days weather summary:

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 weather summary:

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

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Last snowfall:16 Oct 2026
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)

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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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