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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Forecast

Lat Long: 42.44° S 172.74° E

Weather Forecast for Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1774m altitude

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Next snow in Hanmer Springs Ski Area: 4cm on Thu 9th  (after 12 AM local time)

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Next 3 days weather summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Days 4-6 weather summary:

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NNW by Mon morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
30
SSE
50
SSE
35
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
40
NW
50
NNW
20
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snowflake cm
5
7
5
2
1
 mm
max °C
-3
-3
-5
-6
-6
-4
-4
-2
-2
-2
0
-1
-1
-1
1
2
1
min °C
-3
-5
-6
-6
-7
-5
-4
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
0
1
0
 chill °C
-10
-14
-14
-12
-13
-9
-7
-6
-2
-4
-4
-4
-5
-7
-7
-7
-7
Humid %
99
99
91
84
80
71
73
57
47
65
64
65
67
70
71
76
67
Freeze m
1300
1200
900
750
300
0
1000
0
950
1300
950
1650
1600
1500
1800
2500
1950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-4-6-6-7-5-4-3-2-2-1-1-1-2121-1-3-4-6-8-5-5-6-3-3-4-10-2120
Sunrise
7:56
7:56
7:56
7:54
7:54
Sunset
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:10
5:12
5:13

Days 7-16 weather summary:

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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Conditions

Top snow depth:
Bottom snow depth:
Fresh snowfall depth:92cm
Last snowfall: 7 Jul 2026
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)

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Week 2 of July has on average:

0.6
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
1.3
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
1.1
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.


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