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Weather Forecast for Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1774 m altitude

Next snow in Hanmer Springs Ski Area:
5 cm on Thu 15th
Issued:
12 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)
Forecast update in:
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
km/h
10
NNW
15
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
15
W
5
SSE
5
NNW
25
WNW
15
NW
30
NW
40
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
20
SSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
12
 mm
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
7
2
—
—
—
max °C
8
9
5
6
7
6
11
11
9
10
10
8
7
5
5
2
1
-3
min °C
6
7
3
4
7
6
7
11
8
8
10
7
6
5
1
0
-1
-5
 chill °C
4
4
-3
0
4
4
6
8
5
4
6
2
1
0
-4
-4
-4
-14
Humid %
72
62
82
74
64
77
60
45
49
38
37
66
90
92
72
65
74
95
Freeze m
3000
2750
2600
2700
2700
2950
3350
3300
3750
3900
3800
3400
2700
2750
2500
1850
1900
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
7845769119910875310-4111259107131481212897453-3
Sunrise
6:47
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
Sunset
—
7:44
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:49
—
—
7:50
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Next 3 days weather summary:

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 4-6 weather summary:

Moderate rain (total 11.0mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

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Week 2 of October has on average:

0.2
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
1.1
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.1
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