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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1774m altitude

Issued: 5 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Next snow in Hanmer Springs Ski Area: 0.9cm on Thu 30th  (after 9 PM local time)

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Next 3 days weather summary:

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the NW by Thu night).

Days 4-6 weather summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
clear
km/h
10
SSE
0
ESE
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
35
NW
45
NW
60
NW
55
NW
70
WNW
10
SW
30
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
5
SSE
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Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snowflake cm
2
7
7
7
2
2
 mm
max °C
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
-2
-2
-4
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
0
min °C
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
-2
-2
-3
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
 chill °C
-2
2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-6
-6
-11
-11
-13
-15
-15
-13
-12
-14
-14
-10
Humid %
46
54
44
46
62
67
71
63
69
82
83
94
65
72
70
78
82
18
Freeze m
2000
2150
2300
2350
2200
2100
2300
2500
1800
1400
1450
1050
650
800
200
750
850
0
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Sunrise
7:43
7:43
7:41
7:41
7:39
7:39
Sunset
5:25
5:27
5:28
5:29
5:30
5:30

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Week 4 of July has on average:

0.6
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
1.2
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
1.0
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.


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