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🇦🇺🇳🇿 Southern Hemisphere Weekly Snow Roundup #316
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Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1774 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 11 pm (local time) / 29 May 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 12.0mm), heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri night, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 24.0mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon night, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | mod. rain | light rain | mod. rain | light rain | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | |
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— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 5 | — | 1 | — | |
max °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
min °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | |
29 | 18 | 41 | 61 | 73 | 93 | 82 | 92 | 96 | 96 | 85 | 84 | 78 | 81 | 77 | 62 | |
2900 | 3450 | 3850 | 3800 | 3600 | 3100 | 3400 | 3150 | 3000 | 3100 | 3100 | 2750 | 2500 | 2400 | 2500 | 2950 | |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:02 | — |
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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 10 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of May has on average:
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.9 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Hanmer Springs Ski Area at the specific elevation of 1774 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hanmer Springs Ski Area. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of New Zealand.
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Visitor Reviews of Hanmer Springs Ski Area
Overall 2.8 Based on 3 votes and 2 reviews
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- Richie from New Zealand writes:
This place is pure magic. Low key, primo terrain and good old fashioned tow sheds with tractors driving the lifts. Get here now.
Visitor Reviews of Hanmer Springs Ski Area
Richie from New Zealand writes:
This place is pure magic. Low key, primo terrain and good old fashioned tow sheds with tractors driving the lifts. Get here now.
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