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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 Fri 4th
Issued:
11 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)
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Next 3 days weather summary:

Moderate rain (total 18.0mm), heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue morning, stormy winds from the NW by Thu night).

Days 4-6 weather summary:

Moderate rain (total 18.0mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
rain showers
light snow
mod snow
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
km/h
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
55
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
60
NW
90
WNW
80
WNW
65
W
35
W
40
WNW
45
NW
80
NW
50
NW
35
SSW
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Snowflake cm
4
1
1
1
8
 mm
1
17
1
5
12
max °C
-3
-1
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
-2
-3
-2
-1
0
2
5
2
-1
min °C
-5
-2
0
1
0
2
3
3
2
-3
-4
-2
-2
0
-1
3
1
-6
 chill °C
-12
-9
-6
-5
-9
-6
-4
-4
-5
-14
-15
-12
-10
-7
-9
-6
-6
-14
Humid %
71
67
70
54
79
78
78
88
86
84
90
72
69
65
93
77
83
97
Freeze m
950
1300
1800
3100
1900
2550
2650
2300
2200
1500
1300
1250
1400
1850
1650
2950
2200
1050
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Sunrise
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:50
6:48
6:47
Sunset
6:01
6:02
6:04
6:05
6:06
6:07

Days 7-16 weather summary:

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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Conditions

Top snow depth:
Bottom snow depth:
Fresh snowfall depth:10cm
Last snowfall:31 Aug 2026
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (5) / good piste (5)

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Week 1 of September has on average:

0.4
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
1.5
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
1.0
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.


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