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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:
0.4 cm on Fri 2nd
Issued:
6 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)
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Next 3 days weather summary:

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 weather summary:

Light rain (total 2.0mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
km/h
20
WNW
15
W
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
NE
0
SSE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
40
NW
25
NW
10
S
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Snowflake cm
—
1
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
max °C
7
6
-2
-3
1
4
6
5
6
8
7
7
9
6
5
4
4
min °C
6
0
-3
-3
-3
2
6
4
4
8
6
6
7
3
4
4
-1
 chill °C
2
0
-6
-7
-8
1
6
4
4
7
4
3
4
-3
-2
-1
-4
Humid %
43
75
97
98
76
25
35
41
30
40
52
29
31
39
59
67
95
Freeze m
3750
2800
1350
1200
1100
2800
3150
3200
3050
3100
3200
3250
3300
3250
3250
2550
2200
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Sunrise
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—
6:58
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—
6:58
—
—
6:56
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—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
Sunset
7:35
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—
7:36
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:37
—
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7:38
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—
7:39
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Week 1 of October has on average:

0.1
Bluebird Powder days
Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind.
1.0
Powder days
Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind.
0.3
Bluebird days
Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind.


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