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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1774m altitude

Issued: 5 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Next snow in Hanmer Springs Ski Area: 5cm on Fri 31st  (after 9 PM local time)

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Next 3 days weather summary:

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 weather summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Sat morning). Mainly gales.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
km/h
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
55
NNW
70
NW
50
NW
15
SSW
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Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snowflake cm
15
 mm
max °C
-4
-3
-3
-2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
-2
min °C
-4
-4
-4
-2
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
-2
-7
 chill °C
-8
-8
-6
-5
-3
-1
2
2
-2
-4
-4
-5
-7
-7
-9
-9
-16
Humid %
47
41
49
64
24
44
55
47
49
69
72
65
86
75
73
76
96
Freeze m
1150
200
800
1350
1950
1950
2100
2200
2300
2100
2000
2150
1900
2000
1800
1700
850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-4-4-211222111010-1-5-4-6-3-2-222022122121-3
Sunrise
7:45
7:43
7:43
7:41
7:41
Sunset
5:23
5:24
5:25
5:27
5:28
5:29

Days 7-16 weather summary:

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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Conditions

Top snow depth:
Bottom snow depth:
Fresh snowfall depth:15cm
Last snowfall:25 Jul 2026
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Other resorts in New Zealand are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)

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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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