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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:
1.2 cm on Wed 14th
Issued:
12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
km/h
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
10
W
10
SSE
5
NNW
20
WNW
15
NW
30
NW
40
WNW
45
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
3
5
—
max °C
7
8
8
5
6
7
6
10
11
9
10
10
8
5
4
2
min °C
6
6
7
4
4
7
6
7
10
8
8
9
6
5
3
-4
 chill °C
4
4
4
-1
0
5
4
7
8
5
4
6
0
1
-1
-9
Humid %
81
71
65
78
78
61
75
61
46
59
44
41
75
90
85
91
Freeze m
2900
2950
2750
2750
2850
2700
2900
3350
3200
3700
3900
3650
3250
2600
2500
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
77855769119910754-161111581061314812127751
Sunrise
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6:47
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:43
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—
6:41
—
—
6:41
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:44
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:46
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—
7:49
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Next 4 days weather summary:

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 5-7 weather summary:

Moderate rain (total 11.0mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

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Last snowfall: 3 Oct 2026
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Week 2 of October has on average:

0.2
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
1.1
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.1
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.


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