A data board, not a verdict. Every value carries its source — you make the call.
Generated Wed 07 Oct 2026, 14:01 (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
(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 -5.3° at 04:50 · refroze after yesterday's thaw — expect firm/icy early
Thredbo Top Station 1957 m
11 min ago?° feels ?° · 11 ESE (19 g) km/h ▲2/3h · 44% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Perisher Valley 1738 m
11 min ago9.0° ▲2.3°/3h feels 6° · 7 ESE (15 g) km/h ▲1/3h · 47% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Cabramurra 1482 m
11 min ago10.5° ▲4.5°/3h feels 5° · 19 ESE (28 g) km/h ▼9/3h · 43% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS
5 h ago2.3° feels ?° · 0 CALM (? g) km/h · ?% RH · 1.0 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 3220–3400 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 11.4 vs 7.4 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-07 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | -5° | -9° | 8 | ESE | 32 | 2.0k | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3400 |
| 07:00 | -5° | -9° | 10 | ESE | 32 | 8.9k | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3390 |
| 08:00 | -1° | -5° | 11 | ESE | 34 | 66.6k | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3380 |
| 09:00 | 4° | 0° | 8 | SE | 34 | 73.4k | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3380 |
| 10:00 | 7° | 4° | 5 | SE | 31 | 77.6k | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3370 |
| 11:00 | 10° | 7° | 4 | SSE | 27 | 77.6k | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3360 |
| 12:00 | 11° | 9° | 3 | SSE | 23 | 77.6k | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3310 |
| 13:00 | 11° | 10° | 1 | S | 20 | 77.5k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3250 |
| 14:00 | 12° | 11° | 0 | W | 18 | 77.5k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 15:00 | 12° | 11° | 2 | W | 15 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 16:00 | 12° | 9° | 4 | WNW | 14 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3220 |
| 17:00 | 11° | 7° | 4 | W | 14 | 77.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 18:00 | 9° | 6° | 0 | SSE | 13 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming -4.9→12.1 °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 3220–3400 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-07 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | -5° | -9° | 4 | S | 27 | 2.3k | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3400 |
| 07:00 | -4° | -8° | 6 | S | 23 | 8.5k | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3390 |
| 08:00 | -1° | -5° | 6 | SSE | 26 | 7.6k | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3380 |
| 09:00 | 2° | -2° | 7 | SE | 27 | 70.7k | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3380 |
| 10:00 | 5° | 1° | 8 | SE | 30 | 78.4k | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3370 |
| 11:00 | 7° | 4° | 9 | SE | 31 | 78.3k | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3360 |
| 12:00 | 8° | 6° | 9 | SE | 31 | 78.3k | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3310 |
| 13:00 | 9° | 7° | 9 | ESE | 30 | 78.3k | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3250 |
| 14:00 | 10° | 8° | 8 | ESE | 29 | 78.3k | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 15:00 | 10° | 8° | 8 | ESE | 27 | 78.3k | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 16:00 | 10° | 8° | 8 | ESE | 26 | 78.4k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3220 |
| 17:00 | 9° | 6° | 8 | ESE | 24 | 74.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 18:00 | 7° | 4° | 8 | ESE | 23 | 70.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming -5.4→10.5 °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 3210–3360 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-10-07 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | -4° | -8° | 5 | SE | 23 | 40.9k | 76 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3350 |
| 07:00 | -4° | -8° | 6 | ESE | 19 | 6.1k | 38 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3360 |
| 08:00 | -2° | -5° | 6 | ESE | 23 | 6.0k | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3360 |
| 09:00 | 2° | -2° | 7 | ESE | 27 | 68.8k | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3350 |
| 10:00 | 4° | 0° | 10 | SE | 32 | 74.0k | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3340 |
| 11:00 | 7° | 3° | 10 | SE | 33 | 78.2k | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3330 |
| 12:00 | 8° | 6° | 9 | SE | 34 | 78.2k | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3280 |
| 13:00 | 10° | 7° | 9 | ESE | 32 | 78.1k | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3240 |
| 14:00 | 10° | 9° | 8 | ESE | 31 | 78.1k | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 15:00 | 11° | 9° | 8 | ESE | 30 | 78.1k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3210 |
| 16:00 | 11° | 8° | 9 | ESE | 29 | 78.2k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3210 |
| 17:00 | 10° | 6° | 9 | ESE | 29 | 74.0k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3210 |
| 18:00 | 8° | 4° | 10 | ESE | 28 | 73.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3210 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming -4.5→11 °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 3220–3400 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-07 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | -4° | -7° | 4 | SW | 24 | 1.7k | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3400 |
| 07:00 | -3° | -7° | 8 | SSW | 24 | 14.6k | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3390 |
| 08:00 | 0° | -4° | 8 | S | 27 | 15.1k | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3380 |
| 09:00 | 4° | 0° | 8 | SE | 28 | 42.3k | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3380 |
| 10:00 | 7° | 3° | 8 | SE | 31 | 77.6k | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3370 |
| 11:00 | 9° | 6° | 9 | SE | 32 | 77.6k | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3360 |
| 12:00 | 10° | 7° | 10 | SE | 33 | 77.6k | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3310 |
| 13:00 | 10° | 8° | 10 | ESE | 33 | 77.6k | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3250 |
| 14:00 | 11° | 9° | 9 | ESE | 32 | 77.6k | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 15:00 | 11° | 9° | 8 | ESE | 29 | 77.6k | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 16:00 | 11° | 8° | 8 | ESE | 28 | 77.6k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3220 |
| 17:00 | 10° | 7° | 8 | ESE | 27 | 73.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 18:00 | 8° | 5° | 7 | ESE | 24 | 69.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming -3.7→11.4 °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 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here
freezing level 3220–3400 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wind chill (exposure), wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 9.2 vs 4.2 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-07 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | -8° | -12° | 11 | ESE | 49 | 54.1k | 26 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3400 |
| 07:00 | -7° | -12° | 12 | ESE | 48 | 18.6k | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3390 |
| 08:00 | -4° | -8° | 12 | ESE | 48 | 17.6k | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3380 |
| 09:00 | 1° | -4° | 10 | ESE | 47 | 72.8k | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3380 |
| 10:00 | 4° | 0° | 8 | SE | 45 | 77.3k | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3370 |
| 11:00 | 7° | 4° | 6 | SE | 40 | 77.3k | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3360 |
| 12:00 | 8° | 6° | 4 | SSE | 34 | 77.3k | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3310 |
| 13:00 | 9° | 8° | 2 | S | 27 | 77.3k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3250 |
| 14:00 | 10° | 9° | 2 | SW | 21 | 77.3k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 15:00 | 10° | 9° | 3 | WSW | 16 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 16:00 | 10° | 7° | 4 | WSW | 16 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3220 |
| 17:00 | 8° | 5° | 4 | SW | 17 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 18:00 | 7° | 3° | 4 | SSE | 18 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
▲ wind chill (exposure) — watch severity
apparent temperature -12.2 °C — exposure risk (AU alpine's #1 killer per your notes). Full layers, cover skin, plan short exposed sections and bail options.
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming -7.5→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 3220–3400 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-07 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | -4° | -7° | 4 | SW | 24 | 1.7k | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3400 |
| 07:00 | -3° | -7° | 8 | SSW | 24 | 14.6k | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3390 |
| 08:00 | 0° | -4° | 8 | S | 27 | 15.1k | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3380 |
| 09:00 | 4° | 0° | 8 | SE | 28 | 42.3k | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3380 |
| 10:00 | 7° | 3° | 8 | SE | 31 | 77.6k | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3370 |
| 11:00 | 9° | 6° | 9 | SE | 32 | 77.6k | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3360 |
| 12:00 | 10° | 7° | 10 | SE | 33 | 77.6k | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3310 |
| 13:00 | 10° | 8° | 10 | ESE | 33 | 77.6k | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3250 |
| 14:00 | 11° | 9° | 9 | ESE | 32 | 77.6k | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 15:00 | 11° | 9° | 8 | ESE | 29 | 77.6k | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 16:00 | 11° | 8° | 8 | ESE | 28 | 77.6k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3220 |
| 17:00 | 10° | 7° | 8 | ESE | 27 | 73.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 18:00 | 8° | 5° | 7 | ESE | 24 | 69.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming -3.7→11.4 °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 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here
freezing level 3220–3400 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 10.8 vs 7.4 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-07 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | -6° | -10° | 11 | ESE | 49 | 54.1k | 26 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3400 |
| 07:00 | -6° | -10° | 12 | ESE | 48 | 18.6k | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3390 |
| 08:00 | -2° | -7° | 12 | ESE | 48 | 17.6k | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3380 |
| 09:00 | 2° | -2° | 10 | ESE | 47 | 72.8k | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3380 |
| 10:00 | 6° | 2° | 8 | SE | 45 | 77.3k | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3370 |
| 11:00 | 8° | 5° | 6 | SE | 40 | 77.3k | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3360 |
| 12:00 | 10° | 8° | 4 | SSE | 34 | 77.3k | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3310 |
| 13:00 | 11° | 10° | 2 | S | 27 | 77.3k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3250 |
| 14:00 | 12° | 11° | 2 | SW | 21 | 77.3k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 15:00 | 12° | 10° | 3 | WSW | 16 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 16:00 | 11° | 9° | 4 | WSW | 16 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3220 |
| 17:00 | 10° | 7° | 4 | SW | 17 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 18:00 | 8° | 5° | 4 | SSE | 18 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
▲ 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 3220–3400 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 11.1 vs 6.1 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-07 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | -6° | -10° | 11 | ESE | 49 | 54.1k | 26 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3400 |
| 07:00 | -5° | -10° | 12 | ESE | 48 | 18.6k | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3390 |
| 08:00 | -2° | -6° | 12 | ESE | 48 | 17.6k | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3380 |
| 09:00 | 3° | -2° | 10 | ESE | 47 | 72.8k | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3380 |
| 10:00 | 6° | 2° | 8 | SE | 45 | 77.3k | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3370 |
| 11:00 | 9° | 6° | 6 | SE | 40 | 77.3k | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3360 |
| 12:00 | 10° | 8° | 4 | SSE | 34 | 77.3k | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3310 |
| 13:00 | 11° | 10° | 2 | S | 27 | 77.3k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3250 |
| 14:00 | 12° | 11° | 2 | SW | 21 | 77.3k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 15:00 | 12° | 11° | 3 | WSW | 16 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 16:00 | 12° | 9° | 4 | WSW | 16 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3220 |
| 17:00 | 10° | 7° | 4 | SW | 17 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
| 18:00 | 9° | 5° | 4 | SSE | 18 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3230 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming -5.6→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).
When each input last updated and whether this build reached it. link = human-required source we point to, never parse.