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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Forecast

Weather Forecast for Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1774m altitude

Issued: 5 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Next snow in Hanmer Springs Ski Area: 1.0cm 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 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 4-6 weather summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
km/h
0
E
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
45
NW
50
NW
60
NW
85
WNW
25
W
35
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
WNW
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Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snowflake cm
3
1
11
4
3
2
 mm
max °C
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
-2
-2
-7
-9
-7
-3
-4
0
1
min °C
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
-3
-2
-4
-9
-10
-8
-7
-5
-2
-1
 chill °C
2
2
-3
-4
-4
-6
-8
-13
-13
-11
-18
-20
-17
-14
-12
-7
-5
Humid %
56
55
50
71
66
70
72
68
76
97
93
96
88
53
72
26
19
Freeze m
2150
2250
2350
2150
2100
2150
2350
1650
1400
1350
550
250
650
0
700
1400
1900
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2221122-1-2-3-8-10-8-5-5-10312212200-1-7-7-6-7-4-1-3
Sunrise
7:43
7:41
7:41
7:39
7:39
Sunset
5:25
5:27
5:28
5:29
5:30
5:30

Days 7-16 weather summary:

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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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