A data board, not a verdict. Every value carries its source — you make the call.
Generated Sun 04 Oct 2026, 12:01 (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
(34 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (34 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 0.1° at 00:20 · thawed yesterday, no refreeze — wet pack overnight
Thredbo Top Station 1957 m
11 min ago?° feels ?° · 11 SSW (19 g) km/h ▼6/3h · 99% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Perisher Valley 1738 m
11 min ago8.9° ▲3.5°/3h feels 6° · 7 WSW (17 g) km/h →0/3h · 68% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Cabramurra 1482 m
11 min ago7.8° ▲2.3°/3h feels 4° · 13 W (19 g) km/h ▲2/3h · 87% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS
3 h ago6.5° →0.0°/3h feels 5° · 0 CALM (? g) km/h →0/3h · 85% RH · 3.0 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 2320–2580 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 8.6 vs 3.7 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-04 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1° | -1° | 3 | NW | 17 | 0.2k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2370 |
| 07:00 | 1° | -1° | 1 | SE | 16 | 0.1k | 99 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2350 |
| 08:00 | 2° | 0° | 2 | WSW | 13 | 0.5k | 86 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2320 |
| 09:00 | 4° | 2° | 5 | WSW | 18 | 1.1k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2360 |
| 10:00 | 6° | 3° | 6 | WSW | 20 | 15.0k | 100 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2580 |
| 11:00 | 7° | 4° | 8 | W | 24 | 11.5k | 100 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2410 |
| 12:00 | 8° | 4° | 10 | W | 27 | 28.2k | 96 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2420 |
| 13:00 | 9° | 5° | 12 | W | 34 | 70.5k | 84 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2410 |
| 14:00 | 9° | 4° | 16 | W | 45 | 67.5k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2420 |
| 15:00 | 6° | 3° | 11 | WNW | 46 | 9.6k | 71 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2460 |
| 16:00 | 7° | 4° | 8 | WNW | 28 | 30.5k | 71 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2560 |
| 17:00 | 7° | 4° | 8 | WNW | 24 | 20.3k | 53 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2560 |
| 18:00 | 7° | 5° | 5 | WNW | 22 | 67.6k | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2570 |
▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity
poor — visibility 140 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 1.3→8.7 °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 2320–2580 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 8.2 vs 4 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-04 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 2° | -1° | 7 | W | 20 | 8.8k | 96 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2370 |
| 07:00 | 2° | 0° | 4 | WSW | 19 | 1.7k | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2350 |
| 08:00 | 3° | 1° | 4 | SW | 17 | 25.4k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2320 |
| 09:00 | 4° | 2° | 7 | SSW | 24 | 19.7k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2360 |
| 10:00 | 6° | 3° | 7 | SSW | 24 | 13.0k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2580 |
| 11:00 | 6° | 4° | 5 | SSW | 23 | 15.1k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2410 |
| 12:00 | 7° | 5° | 5 | WSW | 20 | 14.9k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2420 |
| 13:00 | 8° | 5° | 6 | W | 23 | 20.2k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2410 |
| 14:00 | 9° | 5° | 12 | W | 36 | 71.9k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2420 |
| 15:00 | 8° | 4° | 12 | W | 37 | 71.9k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2460 |
| 16:00 | 9° | 5° | 10 | W | 36 | 71.9k | 94 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2560 |
| 17:00 | 9° | 6° | 8 | W | 32 | 71.9k | 52 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2560 |
| 18:00 | 8° | 6° | 2 | SW | 27 | 69.0k | 61 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2570 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 1.8→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 2280–2510 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 8.2 vs 3.7 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-10-04 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 3° | 0° | 6 | W | 19 | 0.4k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2330 |
| 07:00 | 3° | 1° | 3 | WSW | 16 | 0.3k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2300 |
| 08:00 | 4° | 1° | 4 | SSW | 14 | 1.7k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2280 |
| 09:00 | 4° | 2° | 7 | SSW | 21 | 11.2k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2350 |
| 10:00 | 6° | 4° | 7 | SSW | 23 | 13.2k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2350 |
| 11:00 | 6° | 4° | 6 | SSW | 22 | 11.0k | 100 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2370 |
| 12:00 | 7° | 4° | 6 | SW | 21 | 13.7k | 100 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2380 |
| 13:00 | 8° | 5° | 7 | WSW | 25 | 15.1k | 100 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2390 |
| 14:00 | 9° | 5° | 12 | W | 33 | 22.7k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2410 |
| 15:00 | 9° | 5° | 15 | W | 38 | 71.5k | 89 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2430 |
| 16:00 | 10° | 6° | 14 | WSW | 40 | 71.5k | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2480 |
| 17:00 | 10° | 6° | 11 | WSW | 36 | 71.5k | 63 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2460 |
| 18:00 | 9° | 6° | 4 | SW | 30 | 71.5k | 36 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2510 |
▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity
poor — visibility 280 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 2.7→9.8 °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 2320–2580 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 9.9 vs 4.7 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-04 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 3° | 0° | 6 | W | 20 | 0.8k | 84 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2370 |
| 07:00 | 3° | 0° | 5 | WSW | 19 | 0.3k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2350 |
| 08:00 | 4° | 2° | 4 | W | 16 | 0.7k | 91 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2320 |
| 09:00 | 6° | 4° | 4 | SSW | 17 | 9.6k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2360 |
| 10:00 | 8° | 6° | 5 | S | 19 | 11.2k | 100 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2580 |
| 11:00 | 8° | 6° | 3 | SSE | 19 | 12.2k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2410 |
| 12:00 | 9° | 7° | 2 | WSW | 15 | 12.1k | 100 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2420 |
| 13:00 | 10° | 8° | 4 | WNW | 19 | 15.0k | 100 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2410 |
| 14:00 | 11° | 8° | 9 | W | 30 | 28.7k | 95 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2420 |
| 15:00 | 10° | 7° | 9 | W | 34 | 70.8k | 91 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2460 |
| 16:00 | 10° | 7° | 7 | W | 30 | 70.8k | 90 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2560 |
| 17:00 | 10° | 8° | 6 | W | 26 | 70.8k | 66 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2560 |
| 18:00 | 9° | 7° | 1 | ENE | 22 | 70.8k | 69 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2570 |
▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity
poor — visibility 300 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 2.8→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 2280–2510 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 6.1 vs 0.4 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-04 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | -1° | -3° | 2 | W | 19 | 7.5k | 78 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2330 |
| 07:00 | -1° | -3° | 2 | SE | 18 | 31.6k | 67 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2300 |
| 08:00 | 0° | -2° | 3 | S | 20 | 34.2k | 77 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2280 |
| 09:00 | 2° | -1° | 6 | SSW | 25 | 18.3k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2350 |
| 10:00 | 4° | 0° | 7 | SW | 25 | 22.7k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2350 |
| 11:00 | 4° | 1° | 8 | WSW | 26 | 29.4k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2370 |
| 12:00 | 5° | 2° | 8 | W | 26 | 66.8k | 99 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2380 |
| 13:00 | 6° | 2° | 10 | W | 31 | 69.9k | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2390 |
| 14:00 | 6° | 2° | 13 | W | 38 | 17.9k | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2410 |
| 15:00 | 5° | 1° | 10 | WNW | 38 | 25.1k | 88 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2430 |
| 16:00 | 5° | 2° | 9 | WNW | 29 | 23.8k | 87 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2480 |
| 17:00 | 5° | 2° | 8 | WNW | 25 | 26.0k | 69 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2460 |
| 18:00 | 5° | 2° | 5 | WNW | 23 | 58.5k | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2510 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming -0.8→6.4 °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 2320–2580 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 9.9 vs 4.7 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-04 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 3° | 0° | 6 | W | 20 | 0.8k | 84 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2370 |
| 07:00 | 3° | 0° | 5 | WSW | 19 | 0.3k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2350 |
| 08:00 | 4° | 2° | 4 | W | 16 | 0.7k | 91 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2320 |
| 09:00 | 6° | 4° | 4 | SSW | 17 | 9.6k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2360 |
| 10:00 | 8° | 6° | 5 | S | 19 | 11.2k | 100 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2580 |
| 11:00 | 8° | 6° | 3 | SSE | 19 | 12.2k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2410 |
| 12:00 | 9° | 7° | 2 | WSW | 15 | 12.1k | 100 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2420 |
| 13:00 | 10° | 8° | 4 | WNW | 19 | 15.0k | 100 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2410 |
| 14:00 | 11° | 8° | 9 | W | 30 | 28.7k | 95 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2420 |
| 15:00 | 10° | 7° | 9 | W | 34 | 70.8k | 91 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2460 |
| 16:00 | 10° | 7° | 7 | W | 30 | 70.8k | 90 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2560 |
| 17:00 | 10° | 8° | 6 | W | 26 | 70.8k | 66 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2560 |
| 18:00 | 9° | 7° | 1 | ENE | 22 | 70.8k | 69 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2570 |
▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity
poor — visibility 300 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 2.8→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 2320–2560 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 7.7 vs 2.9 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-04 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1° | -1° | 2 | W | 19 | 7.5k | 78 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2350 |
| 07:00 | 1° | -2° | 2 | SE | 18 | 31.6k | 67 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2320 |
| 08:00 | 2° | 0° | 3 | S | 20 | 34.2k | 77 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2340 |
| 09:00 | 4° | 1° | 6 | SSW | 25 | 18.3k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2410 |
| 10:00 | 5° | 2° | 7 | SW | 25 | 22.7k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2450 |
| 11:00 | 6° | 3° | 8 | WSW | 26 | 29.4k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2410 |
| 12:00 | 7° | 4° | 8 | W | 26 | 66.8k | 99 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2380 |
| 13:00 | 8° | 4° | 10 | W | 31 | 69.9k | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2360 |
| 14:00 | 8° | 4° | 13 | W | 38 | 17.9k | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2370 |
| 15:00 | 6° | 3° | 10 | WNW | 38 | 25.1k | 88 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2440 |
| 16:00 | 7° | 4° | 9 | WNW | 29 | 23.8k | 87 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2470 |
| 17:00 | 7° | 4° | 8 | WNW | 25 | 26.0k | 69 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2530 |
| 18:00 | 6° | 4° | 5 | WNW | 23 | 58.5k | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2560 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 0.8→8 °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 2280–2510 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 8 vs 2.3 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-04 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1° | -1° | 2 | W | 19 | 7.5k | 78 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2330 |
| 07:00 | 1° | -1° | 2 | SE | 18 | 31.6k | 67 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2300 |
| 08:00 | 2° | 0° | 3 | S | 20 | 34.2k | 77 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2280 |
| 09:00 | 4° | 1° | 6 | SSW | 25 | 18.3k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2350 |
| 10:00 | 6° | 3° | 7 | SW | 25 | 22.7k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2350 |
| 11:00 | 6° | 3° | 8 | WSW | 26 | 29.4k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2370 |
| 12:00 | 7° | 4° | 8 | W | 26 | 66.8k | 99 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2380 |
| 13:00 | 8° | 4° | 10 | W | 31 | 69.9k | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2390 |
| 14:00 | 8° | 4° | 13 | W | 38 | 17.9k | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2410 |
| 15:00 | 7° | 3° | 10 | WNW | 38 | 25.1k | 88 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2430 |
| 16:00 | 7° | 4° | 9 | WNW | 29 | 23.8k | 87 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2480 |
| 17:00 | 7° | 4° | 8 | WNW | 25 | 26.0k | 69 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2460 |
| 18:00 | 7° | 4° | 5 | WNW | 23 | 58.5k | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2510 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 1.1→8.3 °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.