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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Forecast

42.44° S 172.74° E

Weather Forecast for Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1774 m altitude

Next snow in Hanmer Springs Ski Area:
0.8 cm on Sat 3rd
Issued:
12 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)
Forecast update in:
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Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
km/h
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
0
SSW
5
W
0
SSE
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
45
NW
30
NW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
10
NE
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Snow map
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Snow map
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Snowflake cm
2
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—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-3
1
4
6
4
6
8
7
7
8
6
3
3
2
-2
-1
2
min °C
-3
-3
-3
2
6
3
4
7
6
7
7
3
2
3
-2
-2
-1
-1
 chill °C
-6
-7
-8
2
6
3
3
5
4
3
4
-4
-4
-3
-5
-4
-4
-4
Humid %
99
89
71
31
36
61
57
42
30
11
22
28
60
85
99
96
95
91
Freeze m
1300
1250
1150
2750
3150
2950
2900
3100
3350
3400
3250
3250
3050
2450
1900
1250
1400
1600
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-3-3-1364587785330-2-11-1-1-268381059104552-101
Sunrise
6:58
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6:58
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6:56
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6:54
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—
6:52
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—
6:50
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Sunset
—
7:36
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—
7:37
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—
7:37
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—
7:38
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7:39
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7:42
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Next 3 days weather summary:

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 weather summary:

Mild with light rain (total 3.0mm) on Wed afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Conditions

Top snow depth:—
Bottom snow depth:—
Fresh snowfall depth:1 cm
Last snowfall: 2 Oct 2026
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Week 1 of October has on average:

0.1
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
1.0
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.3
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.


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