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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 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Next snow in Hanmer Springs Ski Area: 0.1cm on Mon 20th  (after 3 AM local time)

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Next 4 days weather summary:

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 weather summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, gales from the NW by Fri morning).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
5
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
40
NW
65
NW
40
NW
45
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snowflake cm
1
1
1
2
1
6
 mm
max °C
-2
-3
-1
0
1
1
1
0
-1
0
1
1
1
1
-2
-3
min °C
-2
-3
-1
0
0
1
0
-1
-1
0
1
1
0
-1
-2
-6
 chill °C
-4
-3
-1
-2
-4
-2
-3
-1
-1
-2
-4
-5
-8
-9
-10
-16
Humid %
98
88
80
65
45
47
62
80
95
68
51
61
74
70
73
73
Freeze m
1400
1300
1550
1750
1900
2000
1850
1800
1600
1800
2000
2200
1900
1900
1450
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-3-10111-1-101110-2-5-1-11-11201112212-1-4
Sunrise
7:50
7:50
7:48
7:48
7:47
Sunset
5:17
5:19
5:20
5:21
5:22

Days 7-16 weather summary:

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Last snowfall: 9 Jul 2026
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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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