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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Forecast

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Weather Forecast for Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1774 m altitude

Next snow in Hanmer Springs Ski Area:
2.8 cm on Mon 2nd
Issued:
6 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
km/h
20
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
55
NW
105
NW
35
WNW
45
W
25
W
20
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
55
WNW
65
W
30
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
13
2
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
max °C
10
10
9
9
10
6
9
8
9
3
2
-2
1
1
3
2
2
1
min °C
9
9
8
8
9
6
7
7
5
2
0
-3
-1
1
1
2
2
-2
 chill °C
6
5
5
5
5
1
2
1
-3
-5
-7
-9
-6
-5
-4
-6
-6
-7
Humid %
43
31
16
23
32
58
56
54
88
65
39
71
50
59
74
79
76
63
Freeze m
3600
3550
3400
3400
3550
3900
4000
3550
3200
2400
2100
1400
1500
2200
2250
2550
2400
1600
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Sunrise
6:24
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6:22
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—
6:22
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—
6:20
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—
6:18
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—
6:18
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—
Sunset
—
8:00
—
—
8:01
—
—
8:02
—
—
8:04
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—
8:05
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8:07
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Next 3 days weather summary:

Moderate rain (total 13.0mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4-6 weather summary:

Light rain (total 5.0mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night).

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Week 4 of October has on average:

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Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
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