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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1774m altitude

Issued: 5 pm 21 Apr 2026 (local time)

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Next snow in Hanmer Springs Ski Area: 2.6cm on Tue 21st  (after 9 PM)

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Next 3 days weather summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Days 4-6 weather summary:

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 3°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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night
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PM
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night
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night
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night
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mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
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cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
0
N
10
W
10
WNW
10
S
15
NW
40
WNW
30
W
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6
7
2
1
 max °C
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
0
2
4
5
5
6
6
8
10
8
6
6
 min °C
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-1
1
3
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
5
4
-12
-14
-13
-11
-10
-5
-2
0
3
3
4
3
4
7
3
0
0
92
88
87
88
88
75
72
53
37
47
53
27
53
24
29
75
76
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-4-5-5-4-3-124556679865-3-4-3-3-4122563676875
Sunrise
7:05
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:11
Sunset
5:47
5:45
5:45
5:43
5:42
5:40
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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Conditions

Top snow depth:
Bottom snow depth:
Fresh snowfall depth:44cm
Last snowfall:20 Apr 2026
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Snow History

Week 3 of April has on average:

0.1
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
0.1
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.0
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.



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