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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Forecast

Lat Long: 42.44° S 172.74° E

Weather Forecast for Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1774m altitude

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Next snow in Hanmer Springs Ski Area: 1.3cm on Thu 23rd  (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 -1°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Days 4-6 weather summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
km/h
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
45
NW
50
NW
60
NW
40
NW
20
NW
5
SW
20
WNW
25
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snowflake cm
3
1
2
5
3
5
 mm
max °C
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
-1
-2
-5
-3
-3
min °C
-1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
-1
-7
-8
-4
-6
 chill °C
-1
-2
-4
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-5
-6
-7
-7
-9
-12
-11
-12
-12
Humid %
69
56
29
32
46
69
97
69
55
72
81
74
86
83
91
64
78
Freeze m
1600
1750
1850
2100
2050
1800
1700
1850
2250
2000
2300
2000
1650
1200
600
1150
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:50
7:48
7:48
7:47
7:47
Sunset
5:17
5:19
5:20
5:21
5:22
5:22

Days 7-16 weather summary:

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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Conditions

Top snow depth:
Bottom snow depth:
Fresh snowfall depth:1cm
Last snowfall:19 Jul 2026
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Snow History

Week 3 of July has on average:

0.4
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
1.1
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
1.0
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.


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