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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1774m altitude

Issued: 11 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Next snow in Hanmer Springs Ski Area: 1.0cm on Thu 30th  (after 9 PM local time)

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Next 3 days weather summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 4-6 weather summary:

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
45
NW
50
NW
65
NW
95
WNW
65
WNW
35
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
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Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snowflake cm
2
2
1
20
5
3
 mm
max °C
2
1
2
1
2
1
-3
-2
-6
-10
-8
-3
-1
0
-1
0
-2
-2
min °C
2
1
1
1
1
-3
-3
-3
-10
-10
-9
-7
-2
-1
-2
-1
-2
-3
 chill °C
-3
-4
-4
-6
-7
-13
-15
-10
-20
-20
-18
-14
-6
-4
-7
-4
-6
-8
Humid %
52
71
65
74
71
73
70
70
97
96
87
55
67
54
68
59
74
76
Freeze m
2300
2150
2100
2200
2450
1650
1150
1300
600
300
550
0
1250
1650
1200
1700
1500
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
21212-1-3-3-8-10-9-5-2-1-2-1-2-3221220-1-1-5-7-7-7-1-1-31-1-2
Sunrise
7:43
7:41
7:41
7:39
7:39
7:37
Sunset
5:27
5:28
5:29
5:30
5:30
5:31

Days 7-16 weather summary:

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Week 4 of July has on average:

0.6
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
1.2
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
1.0
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.


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