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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Forecast

42.44° S 172.74° E

Weather Forecast for Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1774m altitude

Next snow in Hanmer Springs Ski Area:
2.2cm on Thu 27th
Issued:
11 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)
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Next 4 days weather summary:

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Turning milder with light rain (total 7.0mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the NW by Fri morning).

Days 5-7 weather summary:

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, stormy winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
5
WSW
15
N
25
NNW
50
NNW
80
NW
80
NW
35
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
55
W
95
W
45
W
50
W
60
W
30
W
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Snowflake cm
9
2
1
 mm
7
max °C
0
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
2
1
-4
-2
0
1
min °C
-1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
-1
-2
2
-1
-5
-3
-1
0
 chill °C
-3
-5
-5
-6
-7
-8
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-11
-14
-12
-10
-8
Humid %
99
99
98
73
81
73
67
53
63
62
72
71
73
75
80
85
Freeze m
1450
1750
1900
2050
2250
2300
2850
1850
1850
1350
2850
2100
1000
1200
1350
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-111232110-120-5-3-11122253132-131-3-101
Sunrise
7:03
7:01
7:01
6:58
6:56
Sunset
5:55
5:57
5:58
6:00
6:00

Days 7-16 weather summary:

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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Conditions

Top snow depth:
Bottom snow depth:
Fresh snowfall depth:2cm
Last snowfall:25 Aug 2026
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Week 4 of August has on average:

0.3
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
1.0
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.9
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.


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