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Generated Wed 07 Oct 2026, 20:31 (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
(37 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (37 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 Perisher Valley: min -0.9° at 20:20 · refroze after yesterday's thaw — expect firm/icy early
Thredbo Top Station 1957 m
12 min ago?° feels ?° · 11 NNE (15 g) km/h ▲2/3h · 84% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Perisher Valley 1738 m
12 min ago-0.9° ▼8.6°/3h feels -4° · 4 SW (7 g) km/h ▼3/3h · 92% RH
Cabramurra 1482 m
12 min ago6.0° ▼5.1°/3h feels -2° · 32 ESE (39 g) km/h ▲19/3h · 67% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS
6 h ago12.5° feels 9° · 9 E (? g) km/h · 39% 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 3690–4100 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 2° | -1° | 1 | S | 9 | 77.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3690 |
| 07:00 | 4° | 0° | 1 | SSW | 9 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3790 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 4° | 3 | WSW | 10 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3930 |
| 09:00 | 9° | 5° | 4 | W | 16 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 10:00 | 11° | 8° | 5 | W | 19 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3940 |
| 11:00 | 12° | 10° | 6 | W | 23 | 40.0k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3930 |
| 12:00 | 12° | 11° | 8 | W | 27 | 73.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3890 |
| 13:00 | 12° | 12° | 8 | W | 28 | 73.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3900 |
| 14:00 | 12° | 11° | 9 | W | 29 | 73.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3960 |
| 15:00 | 12° | 11° | 9 | W | 29 | 73.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4050 |
| 16:00 | 12° | 10° | 9 | W | 28 | 73.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4090 |
| 17:00 | 11° | 8° | 7 | W | 26 | 69.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4090 |
| 18:00 | 10° | 7° | 5 | WNW | 20 | 69.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4100 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 2.5→12.4 °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 3660–4110 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 14.5 vs 10.2 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 2° | -2° | 6 | W | 13 | 78.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3660 |
| 07:00 | 3° | -1° | 5 | W | 13 | 78.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3690 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 4° | 5 | WSW | 12 | 78.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3870 |
| 09:00 | 11° | 7° | 4 | SW | 14 | 78.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3970 |
| 10:00 | 13° | 9° | 4 | S | 17 | 78.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3990 |
| 11:00 | 14° | 11° | 4 | SSE | 18 | 78.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 12:00 | 14° | 13° | 4 | SSE | 19 | 78.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3980 |
| 13:00 | 14° | 14° | 4 | SSE | 19 | 78.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 14:00 | 14° | 14° | 4 | SSE | 19 | 78.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 15:00 | 14° | 13° | 4 | SSE | 18 | 78.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4090 |
| 16:00 | 14° | 12° | 4 | SSE | 18 | 78.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4110 |
| 17:00 | 13° | 10° | 4 | SSE | 18 | 78.4k | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4100 |
| 18:00 | 12° | 9° | 5 | SE | 17 | 74.6k | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4090 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 1.5→14.5 °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 3610–4090 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: cloud 0 vs 26%, temp 15.2 vs 10.1 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 3° | 0° | 3 | NW | 8 | 78.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3610 |
| 07:00 | 5° | 1° | 2 | WNW | 8 | 78.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3640 |
| 08:00 | 9° | 6° | 3 | SW | 8 | 78.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3750 |
| 09:00 | 11° | 8° | 4 | SW | 14 | 78.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3930 |
| 10:00 | 13° | 9° | 5 | SSW | 19 | 78.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 11:00 | 14° | 12° | 6 | S | 22 | 78.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3960 |
| 12:00 | 15° | 13° | 6 | S | 23 | 78.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3960 |
| 13:00 | 15° | 14° | 6 | S | 23 | 78.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3990 |
| 14:00 | 15° | 14° | 6 | SSW | 23 | 78.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4040 |
| 15:00 | 15° | 14° | 6 | SSW | 22 | 78.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4070 |
| 16:00 | 14° | 13° | 6 | SSW | 22 | 74.3k | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4090 |
| 17:00 | 14° | 11° | 7 | SSW | 21 | 74.3k | 26 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4080 |
| 18:00 | 12° | 10° | 6 | S | 20 | 74.3k | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4080 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 3.4→15.2 °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 3660–4110 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 15.9 vs 10.9 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0° | -4° | 6 | W | 16 | 69.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3660 |
| 07:00 | 1° | -3° | 6 | W | 16 | 73.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3690 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 3° | 5 | W | 14 | 73.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3870 |
| 09:00 | 11° | 8° | 2 | S | 13 | 77.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3970 |
| 10:00 | 14° | 10° | 3 | SE | 16 | 77.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3990 |
| 11:00 | 15° | 13° | 3 | ESE | 18 | 77.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 12:00 | 16° | 14° | 3 | SE | 18 | 77.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3980 |
| 13:00 | 16° | 15° | 4 | SE | 17 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 14:00 | 16° | 15° | 3 | SE | 18 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 15:00 | 16° | 15° | 3 | SE | 17 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4090 |
| 16:00 | 15° | 14° | 3 | SE | 16 | 77.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4110 |
| 17:00 | 14° | 12° | 4 | ESE | 15 | 77.7k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4100 |
| 18:00 | 13° | 10° | 5 | ESE | 14 | 77.7k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4090 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 0.1→15.9 °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 3660–4110 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: cloud 0 vs 26%, temp 10 vs 6.8 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1° | -2° | 0 | ESE | 13 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3660 |
| 07:00 | 2° | -2° | 0 | ESE | 12 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3690 |
| 08:00 | 5° | 2° | 2 | SSW | 14 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3870 |
| 09:00 | 7° | 3° | 5 | WSW | 17 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3970 |
| 10:00 | 8° | 4° | 6 | W | 20 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3990 |
| 11:00 | 9° | 7° | 6 | W | 23 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 12:00 | 10° | 8° | 8 | W | 27 | 77.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3980 |
| 13:00 | 10° | 9° | 8 | W | 28 | 72.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 14:00 | 10° | 9° | 8 | W | 28 | 72.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 15:00 | 10° | 8° | 8 | W | 27 | 72.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4090 |
| 16:00 | 10° | 8° | 7 | W | 26 | 69.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4110 |
| 17:00 | 9° | 6° | 7 | W | 23 | 69.1k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4100 |
| 18:00 | 8° | 5° | 6 | W | 19 | 66.0k | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4090 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 1→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 3660–4110 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 15.9 vs 10.9 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0° | -4° | 6 | W | 16 | 69.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3660 |
| 07:00 | 1° | -3° | 6 | W | 16 | 73.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3690 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 3° | 5 | W | 14 | 73.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3870 |
| 09:00 | 11° | 8° | 2 | S | 13 | 77.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3970 |
| 10:00 | 14° | 10° | 3 | SE | 16 | 77.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3990 |
| 11:00 | 15° | 13° | 3 | ESE | 18 | 77.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 12:00 | 16° | 14° | 3 | SE | 18 | 77.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3980 |
| 13:00 | 16° | 15° | 4 | SE | 17 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 14:00 | 16° | 15° | 3 | SE | 18 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 15:00 | 16° | 15° | 3 | SE | 17 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4090 |
| 16:00 | 15° | 14° | 3 | SE | 16 | 77.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4110 |
| 17:00 | 14° | 12° | 4 | ESE | 15 | 77.7k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4100 |
| 18:00 | 13° | 10° | 5 | ESE | 14 | 77.7k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4090 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 0.1→15.9 °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 3660–4110 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 11.6 vs 7.9 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 3° | -1° | 0 | ESE | 13 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3660 |
| 07:00 | 4° | 0° | 0 | ESE | 12 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3690 |
| 08:00 | 6° | 3° | 2 | SSW | 14 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3870 |
| 09:00 | 8° | 4° | 5 | WSW | 17 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3970 |
| 10:00 | 10° | 6° | 6 | W | 20 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3990 |
| 11:00 | 11° | 8° | 6 | W | 23 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 12:00 | 11° | 10° | 8 | W | 27 | 77.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3980 |
| 13:00 | 12° | 11° | 8 | W | 28 | 72.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 14:00 | 12° | 11° | 8 | W | 28 | 72.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 15:00 | 12° | 10° | 8 | W | 27 | 72.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4090 |
| 16:00 | 11° | 9° | 7 | W | 26 | 69.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4110 |
| 17:00 | 10° | 8° | 7 | W | 23 | 69.1k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4100 |
| 18:00 | 9° | 7° | 6 | W | 19 | 66.0k | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4090 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 2.6→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 3660–4110 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: cloud 0 vs 26%, temp 11.9 vs 8.7 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 3° | 0° | 0 | ESE | 13 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3660 |
| 07:00 | 4° | 0° | 0 | ESE | 12 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3690 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 4° | 2 | SSW | 14 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3870 |
| 09:00 | 9° | 5° | 5 | WSW | 17 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3970 |
| 10:00 | 10° | 6° | 6 | W | 20 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3990 |
| 11:00 | 11° | 9° | 6 | W | 23 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 12:00 | 12° | 10° | 8 | W | 27 | 77.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3980 |
| 13:00 | 12° | 11° | 8 | W | 28 | 72.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 14:00 | 12° | 11° | 8 | W | 28 | 72.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 15:00 | 12° | 11° | 8 | W | 27 | 72.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4090 |
| 16:00 | 12° | 10° | 7 | W | 26 | 69.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4110 |
| 17:00 | 11° | 8° | 7 | W | 23 | 69.1k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4100 |
| 18:00 | 10° | 7° | 6 | W | 19 | 66.0k | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4090 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 2.9→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.
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).
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