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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1774m altitude

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Next snow in Hanmer Springs Ski Area: 1.1cm on Thu 30th  (after 9 PM local time)

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Next 4 days weather summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, severe gales from the NW by Thu night).

Days 5-7 weather summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
km/h
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
45
NW
50
NW
60
NW
65
NW
45
WNW
35
S
40
S
40
S
20
S
25
S
10
S
10
WNW
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Snow map
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Snowflake cm
3
8
7
17
7
4
 mm
max °C
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
-2
-3
-7
-10
-8
-5
-4
-1
1
min °C
2
2
1
1
1
1
-2
-2
-4
-9
-10
-9
-8
-4
-2
0
 chill °C
1
-3
-4
-4
-6
-8
-12
-12
-9
-18
-21
-19
-16
-11
-6
0
Humid %
59
55
73
66
72
72
72
86
84
95
97
97
72
75
40
8
Freeze m
2300
2300
2100
2100
2150
2350
1650
1400
1300
550
400
500
0
1000
1400
0
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221212-1-2-4-8-10-9-7-4-211221220-1-2-6-7-7-7-3-2-4
Sunrise
7:43
7:41
7:41
7:39
7:39
Sunset
5:27
5:28
5:29
5:30
5:30

Days 7-16 weather summary:

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Last snowfall:25 Jul 2026
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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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