A data board, not a verdict. Every value carries its source — you make the call.
Generated Sat 03 Oct 2026, 15:01 (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
(33 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (33 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 4.1° at 04:20 · thawed yesterday, no refreeze — wet pack overnight
Thredbo Top Station 1957 m
11 min ago?° feels ?° · 37 NNW (48 g) km/h ▲13/3h · 84% RH · 4.4 mm since 9am
Perisher Valley 1738 m
11 min ago7.9° ▼2.7°/3h feels 3° · 17 W (37 g) km/h ▲6/3h · 75% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Cabramurra 1482 m
11 min ago9.2° ▼1.6°/3h feels 3° · 28 W (35 g) km/h ▲19/3h · 79% RH · 3.2 mm since 9am
Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS
24 h ago12.0° feels 12° · 0 CALM (? g) km/h · 90% RH · 32.0 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 2630–2890 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 5° | 3° | 4 | NE | 19 | 11.9k | 63 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 07:00 | 7° | 5° | 6 | NE | 22 | 2.6k | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2860 |
| 08:00 | 8° | 6° | 7 | NNW | 25 | 7.0k | 66 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2840 |
| 09:00 | 10° | 7° | 8 | NW | 25 | 70.6k | 62 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2890 |
| 10:00 | 10° | 8° | 10 | WNW | 32 | 7.6k | 53 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 11:00 | 8° | 6° | 10 | WNW | 32 | 3.5k | 77 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2800 |
| 12:00 | 6° | 4° | 2 | NNW | 28 | 6.3k | 82 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 13:00 | 7° | 5° | 2 | NW | 18 | 6.6k | 80 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2750 |
| 14:00 | 7° | 5° | 7 | WNW | 25 | 3.6k | 100 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2730 |
| 15:00 | 6° | 3° | 7 | WNW | 25 | 1.0k | 100 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2730 |
| 16:00 | 5° | 3° | 6 | NW | 22 | 9.7k | 99 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2630 |
| 17:00 | 6° | 3° | 6 | WNW | 20 | 28.9k | 88 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2660 |
| 18:00 | 4° | 2° | 4 | NW | 16 | 1.2k | 47 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2680 |
▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity
poor — visibility 980 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.
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 2630–2890 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 5° | 4° | 2 | NNW | 11 | 22.6k | 66 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 07:00 | 7° | 5° | 6 | N | 17 | 9.1k | 90 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2860 |
| 08:00 | 8° | 6° | 7 | N | 22 | 19.3k | 86 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2840 |
| 09:00 | 10° | 8° | 7 | N | 24 | 71.7k | 74 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2890 |
| 10:00 | 12° | 9° | 7 | NNW | 29 | 17.7k | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 11:00 | 11° | 10° | 3 | NNW | 28 | 4.1k | 98 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2800 |
| 12:00 | 6° | 4° | 5 | NW | 21 | 3.5k | 85 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 13:00 | 7° | 6° | 2 | NNE | 19 | 6.5k | 70 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2750 |
| 14:00 | 9° | 8° | 4 | NW | 20 | 9.5k | 100 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2730 |
| 15:00 | 6° | 4° | 6 | WNW | 22 | 2.4k | 95 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2730 |
| 16:00 | 5° | 3° | 7 | WNW | 22 | 10.2k | 73 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2630 |
| 17:00 | 6° | 4° | 6 | NW | 24 | 49.7k | 90 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2660 |
| 18:00 | 4° | 3° | 2 | NW | 18 | 53.2k | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2680 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 5.4→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 2590–2880 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 6° | 4° | 1 | NE | 8 | 25.5k | 80 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2880 |
| 07:00 | 7° | 5° | 6 | NNE | 14 | 38.4k | 99 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 08:00 | 9° | 7° | 5 | N | 19 | 21.7k | 76 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2830 |
| 09:00 | 11° | 8° | 6 | NNW | 22 | 71.6k | 79 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 10:00 | 13° | 10° | 7 | NW | 25 | 79.2k | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2880 |
| 11:00 | 12° | 11° | 5 | WNW | 28 | 4.9k | 96 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2840 |
| 12:00 | 8° | 6° | 5 | NW | 22 | 4.0k | 91 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2820 |
| 13:00 | 8° | 7° | 4 | NNW | 20 | 8.2k | 80 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 14:00 | 10° | 9° | 4 | WNW | 22 | 6.2k | 99 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 15:00 | 6° | 4° | 6 | WNW | 23 | 2.6k | 98 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2700 |
| 16:00 | 6° | 4° | 8 | NW | 22 | 11.4k | 70 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2690 |
| 17:00 | 7° | 4° | 8 | NW | 27 | 51.9k | 93 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2600 |
| 18:00 | 5° | 3° | 3 | W | 21 | 52.6k | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2590 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 5.8→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 2630–2890 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 6° | 5° | 2 | NW | 11 | 8.7k | 76 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 07:00 | 8° | 6° | 3 | NNW | 14 | 2.1k | 60 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2860 |
| 08:00 | 9° | 7° | 5 | N | 19 | 1.6k | 96 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2840 |
| 09:00 | 11° | 9° | 6 | N | 20 | 63.8k | 78 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2890 |
| 10:00 | 13° | 10° | 6 | N | 27 | 17.9k | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 11:00 | 12° | 12° | 4 | N | 26 | 4.8k | 95 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2800 |
| 12:00 | 8° | 6° | 6 | WNW | 23 | 3.5k | 91 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 13:00 | 8° | 7° | 1 | N | 22 | 5.2k | 66 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2750 |
| 14:00 | 11° | 10° | 3 | NW | 19 | 10.1k | 100 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2730 |
| 15:00 | 7° | 5° | 7 | WNW | 24 | 1.7k | 96 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2730 |
| 16:00 | 7° | 5° | 8 | W | 25 | 11.7k | 80 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2630 |
| 17:00 | 8° | 6° | 5 | W | 26 | 42.9k | 84 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2660 |
| 18:00 | 6° | 4° | 2 | W | 19 | 30.9k | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2680 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 6.3→10.7 °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 2590–2880 m · 0.00 m base
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 3° | 0° | 3 | ENE | 24 | 35.1k | 60 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2880 |
| 07:00 | 5° | 2° | 6 | NE | 27 | 50.2k | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 08:00 | 6° | 3° | 7 | NNW | 31 | 63.3k | 50 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2830 |
| 09:00 | 8° | 4° | 9 | NW | 33 | 73.7k | 63 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 10:00 | 9° | 5° | 11 | WNW | 35 | 24.6k | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2880 |
| 11:00 | 7° | 4° | 10 | WNW | 37 | 4.0k | 77 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2840 |
| 12:00 | 4° | 2° | 6 | NNW | 34 | 5.9k | 75 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2820 |
| 13:00 | 5° | 2° | 6 | NW | 26 | 7.0k | 86 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 14:00 | 4° | 1° | 9 | NW | 29 | 3.7k | 85 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 15:00 | 3° | 1° | 7 | NW | 28 | 2.3k | 92 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 2700 |
| 16:00 | 3° | 0° | 7 | NNW | 28 | 17.0k | 83 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2690 |
| 17:00 | 3° | 0° | 6 | NW | 25 | 38.3k | 91 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2600 |
| 18:00 | 2° | -1° | 4 | WNW | 21 | 41.5k | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2590 |
No derived flags fired. Checked: wind chill (exposure), poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wind loading, rain on snow, wet-loose warming.
Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here
freezing level 2630–2890 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 6° | 5° | 2 | NW | 11 | 8.7k | 76 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 07:00 | 8° | 6° | 3 | NNW | 14 | 2.1k | 60 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2860 |
| 08:00 | 9° | 7° | 5 | N | 19 | 1.6k | 96 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2840 |
| 09:00 | 11° | 9° | 6 | N | 20 | 63.8k | 78 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2890 |
| 10:00 | 13° | 10° | 6 | N | 27 | 17.9k | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 11:00 | 12° | 12° | 4 | N | 26 | 4.8k | 95 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2800 |
| 12:00 | 8° | 6° | 6 | WNW | 23 | 3.5k | 91 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 13:00 | 8° | 7° | 1 | N | 22 | 5.2k | 66 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2750 |
| 14:00 | 11° | 10° | 3 | NW | 19 | 10.1k | 100 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2730 |
| 15:00 | 7° | 5° | 7 | WNW | 24 | 1.7k | 96 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2730 |
| 16:00 | 7° | 5° | 8 | W | 25 | 11.7k | 80 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2630 |
| 17:00 | 8° | 6° | 5 | W | 26 | 42.9k | 84 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2660 |
| 18:00 | 6° | 4° | 2 | W | 19 | 30.9k | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2680 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 6.3→10.7 °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 2660–3000 m · 0.00 m base
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 4° | 2° | 3 | ENE | 24 | 35.1k | 60 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2890 |
| 07:00 | 6° | 4° | 6 | NE | 27 | 50.2k | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3000 |
| 08:00 | 8° | 5° | 7 | NNW | 31 | 63.3k | 50 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 09:00 | 10° | 6° | 9 | NW | 33 | 73.7k | 63 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 10:00 | 10° | 7° | 11 | WNW | 35 | 24.6k | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2860 |
| 11:00 | 8° | 6° | 10 | WNW | 37 | 4.0k | 77 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 12:00 | 6° | 4° | 6 | NNW | 34 | 5.9k | 75 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2780 |
| 13:00 | 6° | 4° | 6 | NW | 26 | 7.0k | 86 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2750 |
| 14:00 | 6° | 3° | 9 | NW | 29 | 3.7k | 85 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2750 |
| 15:00 | 5° | 3° | 7 | NW | 28 | 2.3k | 92 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 2730 |
| 16:00 | 5° | 2° | 7 | NNW | 28 | 17.0k | 83 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2660 |
| 17:00 | 5° | 2° | 6 | NW | 25 | 38.3k | 91 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2660 |
| 18:00 | 4° | 1° | 4 | WNW | 21 | 41.5k | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2670 |
No derived flags fired. Checked: wind chill (exposure), poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wind loading, rain on snow, wet-loose warming.
Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here
freezing level 2590–2880 m · 0.00 m base
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 4° | 2° | 3 | ENE | 24 | 35.1k | 60 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2880 |
| 07:00 | 6° | 5° | 6 | NE | 27 | 50.2k | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 08:00 | 8° | 6° | 7 | NNW | 31 | 63.3k | 50 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2830 |
| 09:00 | 10° | 6° | 9 | NW | 33 | 73.7k | 63 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 10:00 | 11° | 7° | 11 | WNW | 35 | 24.6k | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2880 |
| 11:00 | 9° | 7° | 10 | WNW | 37 | 4.0k | 77 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2840 |
| 12:00 | 6° | 4° | 6 | NNW | 34 | 5.9k | 75 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2820 |
| 13:00 | 7° | 4° | 6 | NW | 26 | 7.0k | 86 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 14:00 | 6° | 4° | 9 | NW | 29 | 3.7k | 85 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 15:00 | 5° | 3° | 7 | NW | 28 | 2.3k | 92 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 2700 |
| 16:00 | 5° | 3° | 7 | NNW | 28 | 17.0k | 83 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2690 |
| 17:00 | 5° | 3° | 6 | NW | 25 | 38.3k | 91 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2600 |
| 18:00 | 4° | 2° | 4 | WNW | 21 | 41.5k | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2590 |
No derived flags fired. Checked: wind chill (exposure), poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wind loading, rain on snow, wet-loose warming.
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).
When each input last updated and whether this build reached it. link = human-required source we point to, never parse.