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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1774m altitude

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Next snow in Hanmer Springs Ski Area: 1.1cm on Sat 8th  (after 9 PM local time)

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Next 3 days weather summary:

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4-6 weather summary:

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
km/h
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
NE
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
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Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
1
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
1
min °C
-1
-1
-1
1
0
1
1
0
-1
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
0
 chill °C
-1
-3
-1
-3
-5
-4
-2
-5
-7
-7
-7
-5
0
1
1
-1
-3
-6
Humid %
16
39
19
7
69
77
63
96
95
64
77
61
52
61
61
21
73
91
Freeze m
1550
1550
1850
2050
1800
2050
2100
1850
1650
1850
1800
1700
1700
2100
2150
2600
2450
1700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1010221-1000012331-1-1-312132122-1120341
Sunrise
7:33
7:33
7:31
7:30
7:28
7:26
Sunset
5:35
5:36
5:37
5:37
5:38
5:39

Days 7-16 weather summary:

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Last snowfall: 4 Aug 2026
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)

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Snow History

Week 1 of August has on average:

0.4
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
1.5
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.9
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.


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