A data board, not a verdict. Every value carries its source — you make the call.
Generated Fri 09 Oct 2026, 05:31 (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
(39 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (39 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 -1.3° at 23:20 · refroze after yesterday's thaw — expect firm/icy early
Thredbo Top Station 1957 m
11 min ago?° feels ?° · 28 WNW (33 g) km/h ▲11/3h · 43% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Perisher Valley 1738 m
11 min ago3.8° ▼2.8°/3h feels 1° · 2 E (11 g) km/h ▼5/3h · 53% RH
Cabramurra 1482 m
11 min ago8.3° ▼0.6°/3h feels 4° · 11 N (15 g) km/h ▼2/3h · 43% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS
21 h ago9.0° feels ?° · 0 CALM (? g) km/h · ?% RH · 0.1 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 3750–4030 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-09 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 5° | 2° | 2 | NW | 11 | 77.8k | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4030 |
| 07:00 | 5° | 2° | 2 | NNW | 11 | 77.7k | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 08:00 | 8° | 5° | 4 | NNW | 12 | 77.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3970 |
| 09:00 | 10° | 6° | 6 | WNW | 19 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3900 |
| 10:00 | 11° | 7° | 8 | WNW | 24 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 11:00 | 12° | 9° | 9 | WNW | 27 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 12:00 | 13° | 10° | 10 | WNW | 30 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3830 |
| 13:00 | 14° | 11° | 10 | WNW | 30 | 77.7k | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3830 |
| 14:00 | 14° | 12° | 8 | WNW | 29 | 77.7k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3830 |
| 15:00 | 14° | 11° | 9 | WNW | 28 | 77.8k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3820 |
| 16:00 | 13° | 10° | 7 | WNW | 28 | 77.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3800 |
| 17:00 | 12° | 9° | 8 | WNW | 24 | 77.9k | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3790 |
| 18:00 | 11° | 7° | 8 | WNW | 27 | 74.0k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3750 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 4.6→14.1 °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 3750–4030 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 15.9 vs 12.4 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-09 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 2° | -2° | 7 | WNW | 17 | 71.2k | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4030 |
| 07:00 | 2° | -2° | 7 | WNW | 17 | 74.8k | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 3° | 9 | WNW | 19 | 78.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3970 |
| 09:00 | 11° | 7° | 8 | WNW | 22 | 78.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3900 |
| 10:00 | 13° | 9° | 6 | WNW | 23 | 78.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 11:00 | 14° | 12° | 6 | WNW | 23 | 78.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 12:00 | 15° | 13° | 7 | WNW | 26 | 78.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3830 |
| 13:00 | 16° | 14° | 8 | NW | 28 | 78.4k | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3830 |
| 14:00 | 16° | 14° | 8 | NW | 28 | 78.4k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3830 |
| 15:00 | 16° | 13° | 8 | NW | 28 | 78.5k | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3820 |
| 16:00 | 15° | 12° | 8 | NW | 28 | 78.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3800 |
| 17:00 | 14° | 10° | 8 | NW | 27 | 78.6k | 37 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3790 |
| 18:00 | 12° | 8° | 8 | WNW | 26 | 78.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3750 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 1.9→16.2 °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 3750–4000 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 16.6 vs 12.4 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-10-09 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 2° | -2° | 8 | NNW | 19 | 70.9k | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 07:00 | 2° | -2° | 8 | NNW | 20 | 70.9k | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3970 |
| 08:00 | 8° | 4° | 10 | NNW | 22 | 78.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3930 |
| 09:00 | 12° | 7° | 8 | NW | 24 | 78.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3870 |
| 10:00 | 14° | 10° | 9 | WNW | 28 | 78.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3820 |
| 11:00 | 15° | 12° | 8 | WNW | 28 | 78.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3810 |
| 12:00 | 16° | 14° | 8 | WNW | 29 | 78.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3800 |
| 13:00 | 17° | 14° | 9 | NW | 31 | 78.3k | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3800 |
| 14:00 | 17° | 15° | 9 | NW | 31 | 78.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3820 |
| 15:00 | 17° | 14° | 10 | NW | 33 | 78.4k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3810 |
| 16:00 | 16° | 12° | 10 | NW | 33 | 78.4k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3800 |
| 17:00 | 15° | 10° | 10 | NW | 32 | 78.5k | 52 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3780 |
| 18:00 | 12° | 8° | 10 | NW | 30 | 78.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3750 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 2→17.1 °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 3750–4030 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 17.3 vs 13 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-09 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 3° | -1° | 9 | W | 22 | 67.0k | 51 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4030 |
| 07:00 | 3° | -1° | 9 | W | 22 | 70.0k | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 08:00 | 8° | 4° | 9 | W | 23 | 73.8k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3970 |
| 09:00 | 13° | 8° | 8 | WNW | 23 | 77.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3900 |
| 10:00 | 15° | 11° | 7 | W | 24 | 77.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 11:00 | 16° | 13° | 7 | WNW | 26 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 12:00 | 17° | 14° | 9 | WNW | 32 | 77.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3830 |
| 13:00 | 17° | 15° | 10 | WNW | 35 | 77.8k | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3830 |
| 14:00 | 18° | 16° | 9 | WNW | 35 | 77.8k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3830 |
| 15:00 | 17° | 15° | 10 | WNW | 32 | 77.9k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3820 |
| 16:00 | 16° | 13° | 11 | WNW | 34 | 77.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3800 |
| 17:00 | 15° | 11° | 10 | WNW | 33 | 78.0k | 26 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3790 |
| 18:00 | 14° | 10° | 9 | WNW | 31 | 78.0k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3750 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 2.7→17.6 °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 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here
freezing level 3750–4030 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-09 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1° | -2° | 4 | NNE | 19 | 73.1k | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4030 |
| 07:00 | 2° | -2° | 4 | NNE | 19 | 77.4k | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 08:00 | 5° | 1° | 4 | NNE | 19 | 77.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3970 |
| 09:00 | 7° | 3° | 6 | NW | 24 | 77.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3900 |
| 10:00 | 9° | 4° | 8 | NW | 28 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 11:00 | 10° | 6° | 9 | NW | 31 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 12:00 | 11° | 8° | 10 | NW | 33 | 77.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3830 |
| 13:00 | 11° | 9° | 10 | NW | 34 | 77.4k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3830 |
| 14:00 | 12° | 10° | 10 | NW | 34 | 77.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3830 |
| 15:00 | 12° | 9° | 10 | NW | 35 | 77.4k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3820 |
| 16:00 | 11° | 8° | 9 | NW | 35 | 77.5k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3800 |
| 17:00 | 10° | 6° | 8 | NW | 33 | 77.6k | 54 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3790 |
| 18:00 | 8° | 4° | 8 | NW | 35 | 73.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3750 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 1.4→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
freezing level 3750–4030 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 17.3 vs 13 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-09 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 3° | -1° | 9 | W | 22 | 67.0k | 51 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4030 |
| 07:00 | 3° | -1° | 9 | W | 22 | 70.0k | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 08:00 | 8° | 4° | 9 | W | 23 | 73.8k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3970 |
| 09:00 | 13° | 8° | 8 | WNW | 23 | 77.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3900 |
| 10:00 | 15° | 11° | 7 | W | 24 | 77.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 11:00 | 16° | 13° | 7 | WNW | 26 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 12:00 | 17° | 14° | 9 | WNW | 32 | 77.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3830 |
| 13:00 | 17° | 15° | 10 | WNW | 35 | 77.8k | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3830 |
| 14:00 | 18° | 16° | 9 | WNW | 35 | 77.8k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3830 |
| 15:00 | 17° | 15° | 10 | WNW | 32 | 77.9k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3820 |
| 16:00 | 16° | 13° | 11 | WNW | 34 | 77.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3800 |
| 17:00 | 15° | 11° | 10 | WNW | 33 | 78.0k | 26 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3790 |
| 18:00 | 14° | 10° | 9 | WNW | 31 | 78.0k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3750 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 2.7→17.6 °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 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here
freezing level 3750–4030 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-09 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 3° | 0° | 4 | NNE | 19 | 73.1k | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4030 |
| 07:00 | 3° | 0° | 4 | NNE | 19 | 77.4k | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 3° | 4 | NNE | 19 | 77.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3970 |
| 09:00 | 9° | 5° | 6 | NW | 24 | 77.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3900 |
| 10:00 | 10° | 6° | 8 | NW | 28 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 11:00 | 12° | 8° | 9 | NW | 31 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 12:00 | 12° | 10° | 10 | NW | 33 | 77.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3830 |
| 13:00 | 13° | 10° | 10 | NW | 34 | 77.4k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3830 |
| 14:00 | 14° | 11° | 10 | NW | 34 | 77.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3830 |
| 15:00 | 13° | 10° | 10 | NW | 35 | 77.4k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3820 |
| 16:00 | 13° | 9° | 9 | NW | 35 | 77.5k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3800 |
| 17:00 | 12° | 8° | 8 | NW | 33 | 77.6k | 54 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3790 |
| 18:00 | 10° | 6° | 8 | NW | 35 | 73.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3750 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 3→13.6 °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 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here
freezing level 3750–4030 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-09 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 3° | 0° | 4 | NNE | 19 | 73.1k | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4030 |
| 07:00 | 3° | 0° | 4 | NNE | 19 | 77.4k | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 3° | 4 | NNE | 19 | 77.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3970 |
| 09:00 | 9° | 5° | 6 | NW | 24 | 77.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3900 |
| 10:00 | 11° | 6° | 8 | NW | 28 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 11:00 | 12° | 8° | 9 | NW | 31 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 12:00 | 13° | 10° | 10 | NW | 33 | 77.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3830 |
| 13:00 | 13° | 11° | 10 | NW | 34 | 77.4k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3830 |
| 14:00 | 14° | 12° | 10 | NW | 34 | 77.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3830 |
| 15:00 | 14° | 11° | 10 | NW | 35 | 77.4k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3820 |
| 16:00 | 13° | 10° | 9 | NW | 35 | 77.5k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3800 |
| 17:00 | 12° | 8° | 8 | NW | 33 | 77.6k | 54 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3790 |
| 18:00 | 10° | 7° | 8 | NW | 35 | 73.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3750 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 3.3→13.9 °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
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.