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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:
1.3 cm on Thu 29th
Issued:
12 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)
Forecast update in:
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
km/h
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
60
W
45
W
35
WNW
40
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
30
NW
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
45
NW
35
NW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
2
7
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
7
max °C
3
3
2
0
-2
-3
-2
-3
-5
-1
2
5
6
6
4
3
5
6
min °C
1
3
1
-1
-3
-3
-2
-4
-6
-4
1
2
6
5
2
3
5
4
 chill °C
-6
-3
-6
-9
-13
-12
-10
-8
-11
-8
-2
-1
1
-1
-5
-4
-1
-2
Humid %
54
50
59
89
71
72
78
79
96
78
68
67
45
53
61
76
71
92
Freeze m
2200
3000
3050
1750
1450
1200
1500
1400
900
1050
2000
2300
3300
3450
3250
2500
2700
2500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:18
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—
6:18
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—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
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—
6:11
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—
Sunset
—
8:05
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—
8:07
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
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—
8:10
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8:12
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Next 3 days weather summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 4-6 weather summary:

Light rain (total 9.0mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, near gales from the NW by Sun night).

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Last snowfall:26 Oct 2026
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Week 4 of October has on average:

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


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