A data board, not a verdict. Every value carries its source — you make the call.
Generated Sun 15 Nov 2026, 08:30 (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
(76 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (76 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 Thredbo Top Station: min 5.0° at 06:20 · thawed yesterday, no refreeze — wet pack overnight
Thredbo Top Station 1957 m
11 min ago6.9° ▲1.6°/3h feels 0° · 26 NNW (37 g) km/h ▼17/3h · 56% RH · 9.8 mm since 9am
Perisher Valley 1738 m
11 min ago9.9° ▲2.2°/3h feels 6° · 9 N (20 g) km/h ▲5/3h · 51% RH · 1.2 mm since 9am
Cabramurra 1482 m
11 min ago10.1° ▲0.4°/3h feels 6° · 15 NNW (20 g) km/h ▼2/3h · 78% RH · 24.0 mm since 9am
Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS
18 h ago15.1° feels 14° · 6 NNW (? g) km/h · 72% 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 2640–3060 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: cloud 69 vs 98% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-11-15 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 7° | 5° | 6 | NW | 23 | 0.5k | 97 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 07:00 | 7° | 5° | 7 | NW | 22 | 2.8k | 51 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2900 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 5° | 7 | WNW | 23 | 28.4k | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2980 |
| 09:00 | 8° | 5° | 9 | WNW | 27 | 36.5k | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3060 |
| 10:00 | 9° | 7° | 12 | WNW | 34 | 57.5k | 44 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3060 |
| 11:00 | 10° | 8° | 14 | WNW | 37 | 38.0k | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3060 |
| 12:00 | 10° | 8° | 15 | WNW | 38 | 18.4k | 39 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 13:00 | 10° | 8° | 16 | WNW | 41 | 9.7k | 69 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2770 |
| 14:00 | 9° | 7° | 14 | WNW | 41 | 11.0k | 70 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2750 |
| 15:00 | 10° | 7° | 15 | WNW | 40 | 14.4k | 84 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2780 |
| 16:00 | 9° | 6° | 18 | WNW | 52 | 21.2k | 26 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 17:00 | 9° | 4° | 19 | WNW | 52 | 24.6k | 55 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2640 |
| 18:00 | 8° | 4° | 16 | WNW | 52 | 30.2k | 46 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2640 |
▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity
poor — visibility 460 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 6.9→10.4 °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 2640–3060 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: cloud 56 vs 89% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-11-15 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 7° | 6° | 5 | NW | 18 | 0.2k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 07:00 | 7° | 6° | 6 | NNW | 20 | 1.1k | 80 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2900 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 6° | 6 | NNW | 20 | 17.8k | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2980 |
| 09:00 | 8° | 6° | 6 | NW | 22 | 52.3k | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3060 |
| 10:00 | 10° | 8° | 7 | WNW | 26 | 63.8k | 30 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3060 |
| 11:00 | 11° | 9° | 9 | WNW | 33 | 71.9k | 30 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3060 |
| 12:00 | 13° | 10° | 12 | NW | 40 | 75.4k | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 13:00 | 12° | 10° | 12 | WNW | 42 | 19.3k | 56 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2770 |
| 14:00 | 12° | 10° | 14 | WNW | 44 | 15.2k | 60 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2750 |
| 15:00 | 11° | 9° | 13 | WNW | 44 | 14.8k | 79 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2780 |
| 16:00 | 10° | 7° | 14 | WNW | 44 | 14.6k | 45 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 17:00 | 9° | 6° | 14 | WNW | 43 | 16.5k | 44 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2640 |
| 18:00 | 7° | 4° | 9 | W | 42 | 11.7k | 31 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2640 |
▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity
poor — visibility 160 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 7→12.7 °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 2600–3070 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: cloud 51 vs 98% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-11-15 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 7° | 6° | 3 | NNW | 14 | 0.2k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2860 |
| 07:00 | 7° | 6° | 4 | NNW | 16 | 0.1k | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2890 |
| 08:00 | 8° | 6° | 4 | NW | 17 | 0.5k | 86 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2980 |
| 09:00 | 8° | 7° | 5 | W | 19 | 31.0k | 41 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3060 |
| 10:00 | 11° | 8° | 7 | WNW | 26 | 37.4k | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3070 |
| 11:00 | 12° | 9° | 9 | WNW | 30 | 67.0k | 42 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 12:00 | 13° | 11° | 11 | WNW | 38 | 70.8k | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2750 |
| 13:00 | 11° | 10° | 13 | WNW | 40 | 14.7k | 51 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2640 |
| 14:00 | 12° | 10° | 15 | WNW | 44 | 16.1k | 59 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2640 |
| 15:00 | 12° | 9° | 14 | WNW | 44 | 12.6k | 70 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2660 |
| 16:00 | 11° | 8° | 13 | WNW | 42 | 15.1k | 43 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2700 |
| 17:00 | 9° | 6° | 11 | WNW | 40 | 10.1k | 66 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2670 |
| 18:00 | 7° | 5° | 6 | WSW | 32 | 8.3k | 68 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2600 |
▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity
poor — visibility 120 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 7.1→13.1 °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 2640–3060 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: cloud 48 vs 89%, temp 14.2 vs 9.9 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-11-15 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 8° | 7° | 4 | NW | 16 | 0.2k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 07:00 | 8° | 7° | 4 | N | 17 | 0.5k | 72 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2900 |
| 08:00 | 8° | 7° | 4 | NNW | 17 | 1.2k | 34 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2980 |
| 09:00 | 10° | 8° | 5 | NW | 21 | 45.7k | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3060 |
| 10:00 | 12° | 10° | 7 | NW | 29 | 66.1k | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3060 |
| 11:00 | 13° | 11° | 9 | NW | 34 | 70.8k | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3060 |
| 12:00 | 14° | 11° | 11 | NW | 37 | 70.8k | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 13:00 | 14° | 12° | 13 | NW | 41 | 21.6k | 48 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2770 |
| 14:00 | 13° | 11° | 13 | NW | 42 | 17.0k | 60 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2750 |
| 15:00 | 13° | 10° | 12 | NW | 42 | 23.0k | 78 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2780 |
| 16:00 | 12° | 9° | 15 | WNW | 46 | 18.4k | 66 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 17:00 | 12° | 8° | 14 | WNW | 45 | 66.1k | 38 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2640 |
| 18:00 | 10° | 7° | 9 | WNW | 42 | 66.0k | 39 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2640 |
▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity
poor — visibility 200 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 8.2→14.2 °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 2640–3060 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-11-15 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 5° | 2° | 6 | NW | 29 | 31.4k | 79 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 07:00 | 5° | 2° | 8 | NW | 30 | 44.0k | 45 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2900 |
| 08:00 | 5° | 2° | 9 | NW | 31 | 44.0k | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2980 |
| 09:00 | 6° | 2° | 9 | WNW | 33 | 52.9k | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3060 |
| 10:00 | 7° | 4° | 12 | NW | 39 | 22.1k | 45 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3060 |
| 11:00 | 8° | 5° | 13 | NW | 42 | 28.1k | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3060 |
| 12:00 | 8° | 6° | 15 | NW | 45 | 16.2k | 59 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 13:00 | 8° | 5° | 15 | WNW | 46 | 9.3k | 77 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2770 |
| 14:00 | 7° | 5° | 13 | NW | 45 | 11.0k | 80 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2750 |
| 15:00 | 8° | 5° | 15 | NW | 45 | 11.0k | 79 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2780 |
| 16:00 | 7° | 3° | 17 | WNW | 48 | 14.1k | 33 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 17:00 | 7° | 2° | 17 | WNW | 49 | 11.9k | 70 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2640 |
| 18:00 | 6° | 1° | 13 | WNW | 47 | 12.2k | 34 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2640 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 4.6→8.4 °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 2640–3060 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: cloud 48 vs 89%, temp 14.2 vs 9.9 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-11-15 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 8° | 7° | 4 | NW | 16 | 0.2k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 07:00 | 8° | 7° | 4 | N | 17 | 0.5k | 72 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2900 |
| 08:00 | 8° | 7° | 4 | NNW | 17 | 1.2k | 34 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2980 |
| 09:00 | 10° | 8° | 5 | NW | 21 | 45.7k | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3060 |
| 10:00 | 12° | 10° | 7 | NW | 29 | 66.1k | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3060 |
| 11:00 | 13° | 11° | 9 | NW | 34 | 70.8k | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3060 |
| 12:00 | 14° | 11° | 11 | NW | 37 | 70.8k | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 13:00 | 14° | 12° | 13 | NW | 41 | 21.6k | 48 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2770 |
| 14:00 | 13° | 11° | 13 | NW | 42 | 17.0k | 60 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2750 |
| 15:00 | 13° | 10° | 12 | NW | 42 | 23.0k | 78 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2780 |
| 16:00 | 12° | 9° | 15 | WNW | 46 | 18.4k | 66 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 17:00 | 12° | 8° | 14 | WNW | 45 | 66.1k | 38 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2640 |
| 18:00 | 10° | 7° | 9 | WNW | 42 | 66.0k | 39 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2640 |
▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity
poor — visibility 200 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 8.2→14.2 °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 2640–3060 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-11-15 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 6° | 4° | 6 | NW | 29 | 31.4k | 79 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 07:00 | 6° | 4° | 8 | NW | 30 | 44.0k | 45 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2900 |
| 08:00 | 6° | 4° | 9 | NW | 31 | 44.0k | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2980 |
| 09:00 | 7° | 4° | 9 | WNW | 33 | 52.9k | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3060 |
| 10:00 | 9° | 6° | 12 | NW | 39 | 22.1k | 45 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3060 |
| 11:00 | 9° | 6° | 13 | NW | 42 | 28.1k | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3060 |
| 12:00 | 10° | 8° | 15 | NW | 45 | 16.2k | 59 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 13:00 | 9° | 7° | 15 | WNW | 46 | 9.3k | 77 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2770 |
| 14:00 | 9° | 7° | 13 | NW | 45 | 11.0k | 80 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2750 |
| 15:00 | 9° | 6° | 15 | NW | 45 | 11.0k | 79 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2780 |
| 16:00 | 9° | 5° | 17 | WNW | 48 | 14.1k | 33 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 17:00 | 8° | 4° | 17 | WNW | 49 | 11.9k | 70 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2640 |
| 18:00 | 7° | 3° | 13 | WNW | 47 | 12.2k | 34 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2640 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 6.2→10 °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 2640–3060 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-11-15 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 6° | 5° | 6 | NW | 29 | 31.4k | 79 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 07:00 | 7° | 4° | 8 | NW | 30 | 44.0k | 45 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2900 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 4° | 9 | NW | 31 | 44.0k | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2980 |
| 09:00 | 7° | 5° | 9 | WNW | 33 | 52.9k | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3060 |
| 10:00 | 9° | 6° | 12 | NW | 39 | 22.1k | 45 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3060 |
| 11:00 | 10° | 7° | 13 | NW | 42 | 28.1k | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3060 |
| 12:00 | 10° | 8° | 15 | NW | 45 | 16.2k | 59 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 13:00 | 9° | 7° | 15 | WNW | 46 | 9.3k | 77 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2770 |
| 14:00 | 9° | 7° | 13 | NW | 45 | 11.0k | 80 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2750 |
| 15:00 | 10° | 7° | 15 | NW | 45 | 11.0k | 79 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2780 |
| 16:00 | 9° | 5° | 17 | WNW | 48 | 14.1k | 33 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 17:00 | 8° | 4° | 17 | WNW | 49 | 11.9k | 70 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2640 |
| 18:00 | 8° | 4° | 13 | WNW | 47 | 12.2k | 34 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2640 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 6.5→10.3 °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.