A data board, not a verdict. Every value carries its source — you make the call.
Generated Thu 01 Oct 2026, 03:01 (local)
This dashboard never computes or restates an avalanche danger rating. Read the Mountain Safety Collective report before entering backcountry terrain.
Main Range report 2026-08-31
(31 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (31 d ago)
BOM station observations, never blended with the forecast. Arrows: change vs the same station ~3 h ago (measured, no model). No sensor sits on the Main Range itself. Station names link to BOM's own obs pages.
Overnight at Thredbo Top Station: min 7.2° at 01:50 · thawed yesterday, no refreeze — wet pack overnight
Thredbo Top Station 1957 m
11 min ago7.6° ▼0.6°/3h feels -3° · 48 NNW (61 g) km/h ▲7/3h · 74% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Perisher Valley 1738 m
11 min ago9.4° ▼0.7°/3h feels 6° · 13 WNW (24 g) km/h ▼9/3h · 66% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Cabramurra 1482 m
11 min ago11.5° ▲0.1°/3h feels 6° · 22 N (28 g) km/h ▲3/3h · 63% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS
12 h ago18.0° feels 16° · 4 E (? g) km/h · 40% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Base depth — Spencers Creek snow course (1830 m)
Canonical AU base-depth record (manual, ~weekly). No machine-readable value — open the chart. Measured below the ridge; there is no depth sensor on the Main Range itself.
Map by Windy.com · drag/zoom to explore; the marker sits on the Main Range.
freezing level 3150–3360 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-01 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 7° | 4° | 7 | NW | 33 | 67.7k | 52 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3320 |
| 07:00 | 10° | 6° | 13 | NW | 41 | 67.6k | 57 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3360 |
| 08:00 | 10° | 6° | 13 | NW | 45 | 67.6k | 61 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3250 |
| 09:00 | 11° | 7° | 16 | NW | 48 | 70.6k | 84 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3210 |
| 10:00 | 11° | 7° | 22 | WNW | 67 | 10.1k | 94 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3190 |
| 11:00 | 12° | 7° | 22 | WNW | 68 | 15.9k | 77 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3300 |
| 12:00 | 11° | 7° | 21 | WNW | 70 | 51.5k | 96 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3190 |
| 13:00 | 12° | 8° | 21 | WNW | 66 | 70.7k | 95 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3170 |
| 14:00 | 12° | 9° | 20 | WNW | 65 | 70.7k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3160 |
| 15:00 | 13° | 8° | 19 | NW | 62 | 70.7k | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3150 |
| 16:00 | 12° | 8° | 18 | WNW | 62 | 67.7k | 91 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3210 |
| 17:00 | 11° | 8° | 14 | WNW | 58 | 67.7k | 92 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3290 |
| 18:00 | 9° | 6° | 15 | NW | 55 | 50.1k | 80 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3280 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 6.6→12.6 °C through the day — wet-loose / point-release on sun-warmed N/NW/W aspects. Tour early, be off steep solar slopes by early afternoon.
derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast
Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 1 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here
freezing level 3150–3360 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-01 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 7° | 4° | 13 | WNW | 36 | 65.7k | 70 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3320 |
| 07:00 | 9° | 6° | 13 | WNW | 38 | 69.1k | 60 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3360 |
| 08:00 | 11° | 8° | 12 | WNW | 41 | 42.6k | 61 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3250 |
| 09:00 | 12° | 8° | 14 | NW | 42 | 71.9k | 78 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3210 |
| 10:00 | 12° | 7° | 24 | NW | 66 | 8.2k | 89 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3190 |
| 11:00 | 12° | 7° | 24 | WNW | 67 | 11.1k | 67 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3300 |
| 12:00 | 12° | 7° | 24 | NW | 69 | 20.7k | 91 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3190 |
| 13:00 | 13° | 8° | 23 | NW | 66 | 23.3k | 91 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3170 |
| 14:00 | 13° | 9° | 23 | NW | 65 | 72.1k | 95 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3160 |
| 15:00 | 13° | 8° | 23 | NW | 65 | 72.1k | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3150 |
| 16:00 | 12° | 7° | 21 | NW | 64 | 69.2k | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3210 |
| 17:00 | 11° | 8° | 16 | NW | 58 | 69.2k | 86 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3290 |
| 18:00 | 9° | 6° | 14 | NW | 44 | 30.7k | 87 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3280 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 7→13 °C through the day — wet-loose / point-release on sun-warmed N/NW/W aspects. Tour early, be off steep solar slopes by early afternoon.
derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast
Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here
freezing level 3170–3350 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-10-01 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 8° | 5° | 13 | NW | 37 | 65.3k | 78 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3350 |
| 07:00 | 10° | 7° | 13 | NW | 39 | 68.6k | 74 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3350 |
| 08:00 | 12° | 9° | 11 | NW | 42 | 68.6k | 73 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3260 |
| 09:00 | 12° | 9° | 14 | NW | 42 | 71.5k | 70 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3220 |
| 10:00 | 12° | 8° | 23 | NW | 60 | 7.1k | 84 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3200 |
| 11:00 | 12° | 8° | 22 | NW | 63 | 7.1k | 59 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3280 |
| 12:00 | 12° | 8° | 23 | NW | 63 | 24.6k | 85 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3200 |
| 13:00 | 13° | 10° | 22 | NW | 62 | 13.2k | 83 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3180 |
| 14:00 | 14° | 10° | 23 | NW | 62 | 71.7k | 96 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3170 |
| 15:00 | 14° | 9° | 23 | NW | 62 | 71.7k | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3180 |
| 16:00 | 12° | 8° | 20 | NW | 61 | 68.8k | 95 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 17:00 | 12° | 9° | 15 | NW | 54 | 68.7k | 80 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3280 |
| 18:00 | 10° | 7° | 14 | NW | 42 | 34.9k | 77 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3280 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 8→13.7 °C through the day — wet-loose / point-release on sun-warmed N/NW/W aspects. Tour early, be off steep solar slopes by early afternoon.
derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast
Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here
freezing level 3150–3360 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-01 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 8° | 5° | 13 | WNW | 38 | 64.4k | 55 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3320 |
| 07:00 | 11° | 8° | 14 | WNW | 41 | 67.9k | 46 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3360 |
| 08:00 | 13° | 9° | 15 | WNW | 47 | 70.8k | 63 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3250 |
| 09:00 | 14° | 10° | 18 | WNW | 53 | 70.8k | 86 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3210 |
| 10:00 | 14° | 9° | 25 | WNW | 67 | 15.6k | 95 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3190 |
| 11:00 | 14° | 9° | 25 | WNW | 69 | 70.9k | 87 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3300 |
| 12:00 | 14° | 10° | 25 | WNW | 70 | 40.5k | 97 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3190 |
| 13:00 | 15° | 10° | 23 | WNW | 68 | 70.9k | 93 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3170 |
| 14:00 | 15° | 11° | 22 | WNW | 65 | 71.0k | 84 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3160 |
| 15:00 | 15° | 10° | 23 | NW | 63 | 74.6k | 96 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3150 |
| 16:00 | 14° | 10° | 21 | NW | 63 | 71.0k | 78 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3210 |
| 17:00 | 13° | 10° | 16 | NW | 58 | 70.9k | 92 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3290 |
| 18:00 | 11° | 8° | 16 | NW | 48 | 18.3k | 96 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3280 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 8.4→15 °C through the day — wet-loose / point-release on sun-warmed N/NW/W aspects. Tour early, be off steep solar slopes by early afternoon.
derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast
Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here
freezing level 3170–3350 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-01 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 4° | 1° | 8 | NNW | 48 | 67.0k | 64 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3350 |
| 07:00 | 7° | 3° | 12 | NW | 54 | 66.9k | 68 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3350 |
| 08:00 | 8° | 4° | 12 | NNW | 55 | 66.9k | 73 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3260 |
| 09:00 | 8° | 4° | 15 | NNW | 60 | 70.0k | 74 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3220 |
| 10:00 | 8° | 4° | 20 | NW | 69 | 7.0k | 85 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3200 |
| 11:00 | 9° | 4° | 19 | NW | 68 | 7.7k | 78 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3280 |
| 12:00 | 9° | 5° | 18 | NW | 70 | 39.0k | 92 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3200 |
| 13:00 | 10° | 6° | 18 | NW | 68 | 14.9k | 93 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3180 |
| 14:00 | 10° | 6° | 18 | NW | 68 | 70.1k | 99 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3170 |
| 15:00 | 10° | 6° | 18 | NW | 68 | 70.1k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3180 |
| 16:00 | 9° | 5° | 16 | NW | 67 | 67.1k | 97 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 17:00 | 9° | 5° | 13 | NW | 63 | 67.0k | 84 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3280 |
| 18:00 | 7° | 3° | 12 | NW | 60 | 59.1k | 49 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3280 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 4.3→10.1 °C through the day — wet-loose / point-release on sun-warmed N/NW/W aspects. Tour early, be off steep solar slopes by early afternoon.
derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast
Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here
freezing level 3150–3360 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-01 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 8° | 5° | 13 | WNW | 38 | 64.4k | 55 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3320 |
| 07:00 | 11° | 8° | 14 | WNW | 41 | 67.9k | 46 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3360 |
| 08:00 | 13° | 9° | 15 | WNW | 47 | 70.8k | 63 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3250 |
| 09:00 | 14° | 10° | 18 | WNW | 53 | 70.8k | 86 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3210 |
| 10:00 | 14° | 9° | 25 | WNW | 67 | 15.6k | 95 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3190 |
| 11:00 | 14° | 9° | 25 | WNW | 69 | 70.9k | 87 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3300 |
| 12:00 | 14° | 10° | 25 | WNW | 70 | 40.5k | 97 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3190 |
| 13:00 | 15° | 10° | 23 | WNW | 68 | 70.9k | 93 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3170 |
| 14:00 | 15° | 11° | 22 | WNW | 65 | 71.0k | 84 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3160 |
| 15:00 | 15° | 10° | 23 | NW | 63 | 74.6k | 96 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3150 |
| 16:00 | 14° | 10° | 21 | NW | 63 | 71.0k | 78 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3210 |
| 17:00 | 13° | 10° | 16 | NW | 58 | 70.9k | 92 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3290 |
| 18:00 | 11° | 8° | 16 | NW | 48 | 18.3k | 96 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3280 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 8.4→15 °C through the day — wet-loose / point-release on sun-warmed N/NW/W aspects. Tour early, be off steep solar slopes by early afternoon.
derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast
Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here
freezing level 3120–3280 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-01 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 6° | 3° | 8 | NNW | 48 | 67.0k | 64 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3250 |
| 07:00 | 9° | 5° | 12 | NW | 54 | 66.9k | 68 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3280 |
| 08:00 | 9° | 6° | 12 | NNW | 55 | 66.9k | 73 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3220 |
| 09:00 | 10° | 6° | 15 | NNW | 60 | 70.0k | 74 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3170 |
| 10:00 | 10° | 6° | 20 | NW | 69 | 7.0k | 85 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3170 |
| 11:00 | 10° | 6° | 19 | NW | 68 | 7.7k | 78 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3260 |
| 12:00 | 10° | 6° | 18 | NW | 70 | 39.0k | 92 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3170 |
| 13:00 | 11° | 8° | 18 | NW | 68 | 14.9k | 93 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3160 |
| 14:00 | 12° | 8° | 18 | NW | 68 | 70.1k | 99 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3150 |
| 15:00 | 12° | 8° | 18 | NW | 68 | 70.1k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3120 |
| 16:00 | 11° | 7° | 16 | NW | 67 | 67.1k | 97 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3190 |
| 17:00 | 10° | 7° | 13 | NW | 63 | 67.0k | 84 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3280 |
| 18:00 | 8° | 5° | 12 | NW | 60 | 59.1k | 49 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3270 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 5.9→11.7 °C through the day — wet-loose / point-release on sun-warmed N/NW/W aspects. Tour early, be off steep solar slopes by early afternoon.
derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast
Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here
freezing level 3170–3350 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-01 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 6° | 3° | 8 | NNW | 48 | 67.0k | 64 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3350 |
| 07:00 | 9° | 6° | 12 | NW | 54 | 66.9k | 68 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3350 |
| 08:00 | 10° | 6° | 12 | NNW | 55 | 66.9k | 73 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3260 |
| 09:00 | 10° | 7° | 15 | NNW | 60 | 70.0k | 74 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3220 |
| 10:00 | 10° | 6° | 20 | NW | 69 | 7.0k | 85 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3200 |
| 11:00 | 11° | 7° | 19 | NW | 68 | 7.7k | 78 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3280 |
| 12:00 | 11° | 7° | 18 | NW | 70 | 39.0k | 92 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3200 |
| 13:00 | 12° | 8° | 18 | NW | 68 | 14.9k | 93 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3180 |
| 14:00 | 12° | 9° | 18 | NW | 68 | 70.1k | 99 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3170 |
| 15:00 | 12° | 8° | 18 | NW | 68 | 70.1k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3180 |
| 16:00 | 11° | 7° | 16 | NW | 67 | 67.1k | 97 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 17:00 | 11° | 8° | 13 | NW | 63 | 67.0k | 84 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3280 |
| 18:00 | 9° | 6° | 12 | NW | 60 | 59.1k | 49 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3280 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 6.2→12 °C through the day — wet-loose / point-release on sun-warmed N/NW/W aspects. Tour early, be off steep solar slopes by early afternoon.
derived weather signals, NOT an official avalanche forecast
Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here
Perisher Valley
Community webcam (valley) · Webcam provided by Windy.com
Road and park status change fast in the alpine — open these before you drive. Chain-fit and snow closures apply to Kosciuszko Rd and the Alpine Way in winter.
Check signage · Snow chains are required
Seasonal road closure. Chains must be carried in Kosciuszko National Park in winter (4WD/AWDs exempt). All motorists should be prepared and equipped for sudden changes in road and weather conditions in Alpine areas
Reduced speed limit · Check signage
A reduced speed limit is in place on Tantangara Rd for safety due to construction work associated with Snowy 2.0.
Road status: Transport for NSW Live Traffic (CC BY 4.0) · fetched 0 min ago
human-authored sources — names, links and post dates only, never their content
The Frog's forecasts (Snowatch) →
Pete Taylor's 5/10/15-day resort forecasts — the long-range human read
Mountainwatch forecasts →
the Grasshopper's worded outlooks + snow forecasts
Wilderness Sports BC report →
the Jindabyne backcountry shop's conditions blog
BOM Snowy Mountains forecast →
the official worded regional forecast
BOM radar (Canberra) →
what's actually falling right now
Perisher XC grooming →
XC trail grooming report (club)
Nordic Pulse (Perisher) →
live grooming tracker
ski.com.au forums →
recent real-world trip reports
The morning read ends with the safety net, not just the weather. Chains must be carried in Kosciuszko NP in winter (4WD/AWD exempt); Kosciuszko Rd is closed Perisher→Charlotte Pass (oversnow only). The full pre-trip checklist lives in the repo (docs/FIELD-NOTES.md).
When each input last updated and whether this build reached it. link = human-required source we point to, never parse.