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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1774m altitude

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Next snow in Hanmer Springs Ski Area: 0.5cm on Fri 24th  (after 9 AM local time)

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Next 4 days weather summary:

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min 0°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, gales from the NW by Thu night).

Days 5-7 weather summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
NW
20
WNW
35
WNW
45
NW
50
NW
45
NW
10
W
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
SSE
25
S
30
S
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Snow map
Snow map
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Snow map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
5
2
3
7
3
4
 mm
max °C
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
-1
-5
-5
-5
-7
-8
-8
min °C
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
-4
-6
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
 chill °C
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-6
-6
-7
-5
-9
-10
-9
-10
-14
-16
-18
Humid %
53
74
88
69
54
67
74
76
68
87
98
96
85
98
96
75
Freeze m
2050
1850
1900
1950
2250
2200
2500
2100
2150
1550
900
1000
800
700
700
250
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Sunrise
7:48
7:48
7:47
7:47
7:46
Sunset
5:20
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:23

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Last snowfall:19 Jul 2026
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Snow History

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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