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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1774m altitude

Issued: 5 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Next snow in Hanmer Springs Ski Area: 3.5cm on Sat 15th  (after 9 PM local time)

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Next 3 days weather summary:

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Days 4-6 weather summary:

Drizzle on Thu afternoon turning to light snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
light snow
mod. snow
km/h
20
W
10
SW
10
SSE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
E
5
SSE
15
S
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Snowflake cm
9
 mm
1
1
max °C
-1
-1
-1
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
min °C
-1
-1
-1
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
-6
 chill °C
-7
-5
-4
-3
-2
-3
-3
-5
-4
-3
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
-15
Humid %
87
94
86
59
63
49
71
92
82
87
80
79
83
93
95
90
93
99
Freeze m
1550
1600
1450
1700
2200
2150
2250
2150
2450
2250
2300
2250
2200
2150
2100
2050
2000
1500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-102222334322111-311-122232345443233-2
Sunrise
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:22
Sunset
5:38
5:39
5:40
5:42
5:43
5:44

Days 7-16 weather summary:

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Last snowfall: 8 Aug 2026
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Week 2 of August has on average:

0.3
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
1.3
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.8
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.


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