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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:
2.4 cm on Fri 30th
Issued:
12 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
5
SSW
5
S
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSE
5
S
10
NW
10
WSW
5
S
5
N
10
NNW
20
WNW
25
NW
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
8
9
9
9
8
5
8
10
8
9
11
10
10
11
8
11
12
9
min °C
6
9
8
8
7
5
5
9
7
7
10
8
8
9
7
8
10
6
 chill °C
5
9
6
7
6
4
5
6
4
6
10
6
6
9
7
6
7
1
Humid %
27
33
35
12
44
66
64
45
25
42
38
48
20
33
62
53
45
52
Freeze m
2900
2950
3400
3300
3100
2850
2950
3200
3350
3200
3100
3500
3350
3000
3100
3250
3150
3550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
79998571088119910810118101171210510127121381313714158
Sunrise
6:33
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6:33
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6:31
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6:28
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—
6:28
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6:26
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Sunset
—
7:52
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—
7:53
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—
7:55
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—
7:57
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—
7:58
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7:59
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Next 3 days weather summary:

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 weather summary:

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

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Last snowfall:16 Oct 2026
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Week 3 of October has on average:

0.2
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
0.8
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.6
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.


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