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Hanmer Springs Ski Area Snow Forecast

42.44° S 172.74° E

Weather Forecast for Hanmer Springs Ski Area at 1774 m altitude

Next snow in Hanmer Springs Ski Area:
3.1 cm on Fri 30th
Issued:
6 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)
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Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
km/h
65
W
35
W
50
W
45
W
20
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
30
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
50
NW
45
NW
40
NW
45
NW
10
W
10
NNW
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Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
1
3
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
5
6
4
max °C
-2
-3
-1
-2
-6
-2
2
4
5
6
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
min °C
-3
-4
-2
-5
-7
-5
1
1
5
5
2
3
4
4
5
4
5
 chill °C
-13
-12
-11
-11
-13
-9
-2
-2
0
0
-5
-4
-2
-2
-1
1
2
Humid %
66
72
70
81
81
68
65
66
46
58
66
75
78
76
95
100
97
Freeze m
1450
1150
1550
1450
700
1000
1900
2300
3300
3550
3100
2800
2800
3000
2750
2650
2700
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Sunrise
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—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
8:07
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:08
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:13
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Next 3 days weather summary:

A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 4-6 weather summary:

Moderate rain (total 19.0mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

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Week 4 of October has on average:

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