A data board, not a verdict. Every value carries its source — you make the call.
Generated Sat 10 Oct 2026, 19:31 (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
(40 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (40 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 6.8° at 19:20 · thawed yesterday, no refreeze — wet pack overnight
Thredbo Top Station 1957 m
11 min ago?° feels ?° · 54 NW (63 g) km/h ▼3/3h · 84% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Perisher Valley 1738 m
11 min ago6.8° ▼3.5°/3h feels 0° · 26 W (43 g) km/h ▲11/3h · 76% RH
Cabramurra 1482 m
11 min ago9.0° ▼3.4°/3h feels 3° · 26 W (39 g) km/h ▼2/3h · 84% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS
5 h ago14.4° feels 10° · 19 W (? g) km/h · 55% RH · 0.0 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 3840–4250 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-11 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 2° | -1° | 2 | NNE | 16 | 69.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4250 |
| 07:00 | 3° | 0° | 4 | N | 17 | 69.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4250 |
| 08:00 | 6° | 3° | 6 | NW | 21 | 69.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4230 |
| 09:00 | 8° | 5° | 8 | NW | 25 | 73.0k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4170 |
| 10:00 | 10° | 6° | 10 | WNW | 31 | 73.0k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4070 |
| 11:00 | 11° | 8° | 11 | WNW | 33 | 72.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 12:00 | 11° | 9° | 12 | WNW | 35 | 72.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 13:00 | 11° | 9° | 12 | WNW | 37 | 72.9k | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4030 |
| 14:00 | 11° | 9° | 12 | WNW | 36 | 69.0k | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3990 |
| 15:00 | 10° | 8° | 12 | WNW | 37 | 69.0k | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3930 |
| 16:00 | 10° | 7° | 13 | WNW | 39 | 69.1k | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3880 |
| 17:00 | 10° | 6° | 14 | WNW | 40 | 69.1k | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3870 |
| 18:00 | 9° | 5° | 14 | WNW | 42 | 66.0k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 2.3→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 3840–4250 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 13.3 vs 10.2 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-11 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0° | -3° | 6 | WNW | 18 | 67.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4250 |
| 07:00 | 1° | -2° | 7 | WNW | 18 | 67.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4250 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 3° | 9 | WNW | 22 | 70.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4230 |
| 09:00 | 9° | 6° | 7 | NW | 23 | 74.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4170 |
| 10:00 | 11° | 8° | 7 | NW | 26 | 78.0k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4070 |
| 11:00 | 13° | 10° | 8 | NW | 29 | 77.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 12:00 | 14° | 12° | 10 | NW | 32 | 77.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 13:00 | 13° | 12° | 10 | NW | 34 | 78.0k | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4030 |
| 14:00 | 12° | 11° | 10 | WNW | 34 | 74.3k | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3990 |
| 15:00 | 12° | 10° | 10 | WNW | 32 | 74.3k | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3930 |
| 16:00 | 11° | 9° | 11 | WNW | 34 | 70.5k | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3880 |
| 17:00 | 11° | 7° | 12 | WNW | 35 | 70.5k | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3870 |
| 18:00 | 9° | 6° | 13 | WNW | 36 | 67.5k | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 0.4→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 3800–4220 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 14.3 vs 10.2 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-10-11 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1° | -2° | 7 | NNW | 20 | 67.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4220 |
| 07:00 | 2° | -2° | 7 | NNW | 19 | 67.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4210 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 4° | 9 | NW | 23 | 70.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4150 |
| 09:00 | 10° | 6° | 8 | NW | 25 | 74.0k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4050 |
| 10:00 | 12° | 9° | 8 | WNW | 29 | 77.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3970 |
| 11:00 | 14° | 11° | 9 | NW | 31 | 77.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3980 |
| 12:00 | 14° | 12° | 10 | NW | 35 | 77.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4010 |
| 13:00 | 14° | 13° | 12 | NW | 38 | 77.9k | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3990 |
| 14:00 | 14° | 12° | 11 | NW | 38 | 73.9k | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 15:00 | 13° | 11° | 11 | NW | 37 | 74.0k | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3900 |
| 16:00 | 12° | 10° | 11 | NW | 37 | 70.2k | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3850 |
| 17:00 | 12° | 8° | 12 | NW | 37 | 70.2k | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 18:00 | 10° | 6° | 14 | NW | 40 | 67.1k | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3800 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 1→14.3 °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
freezing level 3840–4250 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 14.5 vs 10.8 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-11 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 2° | -2° | 7 | W | 23 | 62.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4250 |
| 07:00 | 2° | -1° | 8 | W | 22 | 62.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4250 |
| 08:00 | 8° | 5° | 9 | W | 24 | 69.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4230 |
| 09:00 | 11° | 8° | 6 | WNW | 24 | 73.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4170 |
| 10:00 | 13° | 10° | 7 | WNW | 26 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4070 |
| 11:00 | 15° | 12° | 9 | WNW | 31 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 12:00 | 15° | 13° | 12 | WNW | 39 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 13:00 | 14° | 13° | 14 | WNW | 44 | 77.3k | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4030 |
| 14:00 | 14° | 12° | 14 | WNW | 46 | 73.2k | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3990 |
| 15:00 | 13° | 11° | 14 | W | 45 | 73.2k | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3930 |
| 16:00 | 13° | 10° | 16 | W | 49 | 69.4k | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3880 |
| 17:00 | 12° | 8° | 16 | WNW | 49 | 69.4k | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3870 |
| 18:00 | 11° | 7° | 16 | WNW | 51 | 66.3k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 1.5→15.1 °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 3840–4250 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-11 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0° | -4° | 4 | NE | 23 | 68.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4250 |
| 07:00 | 0° | -3° | 5 | NNE | 24 | 68.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4250 |
| 08:00 | 4° | 0° | 7 | NNW | 27 | 68.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4230 |
| 09:00 | 6° | 2° | 8 | NW | 32 | 72.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4170 |
| 10:00 | 7° | 3° | 10 | NW | 38 | 72.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4070 |
| 11:00 | 8° | 5° | 11 | NW | 40 | 72.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 12:00 | 9° | 6° | 12 | NW | 42 | 72.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 13:00 | 9° | 7° | 12 | NW | 43 | 72.4k | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4030 |
| 14:00 | 8° | 6° | 11 | NW | 42 | 68.4k | 30 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3990 |
| 15:00 | 8° | 5° | 11 | NW | 40 | 68.4k | 38 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3930 |
| 16:00 | 8° | 5° | 11 | NW | 42 | 68.5k | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3880 |
| 17:00 | 8° | 4° | 12 | NW | 45 | 68.5k | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3870 |
| 18:00 | 7° | 3° | 13 | NW | 47 | 65.3k | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming -0.4→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 3840–4250 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 14.5 vs 10.8 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-11 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 2° | -2° | 7 | W | 23 | 62.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4250 |
| 07:00 | 2° | -1° | 8 | W | 22 | 62.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4250 |
| 08:00 | 8° | 5° | 9 | W | 24 | 69.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4230 |
| 09:00 | 11° | 8° | 6 | WNW | 24 | 73.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4170 |
| 10:00 | 13° | 10° | 7 | WNW | 26 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4070 |
| 11:00 | 15° | 12° | 9 | WNW | 31 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 12:00 | 15° | 13° | 12 | WNW | 39 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 13:00 | 14° | 13° | 14 | WNW | 44 | 77.3k | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4030 |
| 14:00 | 14° | 12° | 14 | WNW | 46 | 73.2k | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3990 |
| 15:00 | 13° | 11° | 14 | W | 45 | 73.2k | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3930 |
| 16:00 | 13° | 10° | 16 | W | 49 | 69.4k | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3880 |
| 17:00 | 12° | 8° | 16 | WNW | 49 | 69.4k | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3870 |
| 18:00 | 11° | 7° | 16 | WNW | 51 | 66.3k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 1.5→15.1 °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 3840–4250 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-11 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1° | -2° | 4 | NE | 23 | 68.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4250 |
| 07:00 | 2° | -1° | 5 | NNE | 24 | 68.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4250 |
| 08:00 | 5° | 2° | 7 | NNW | 27 | 68.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4230 |
| 09:00 | 7° | 3° | 8 | NW | 32 | 72.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4170 |
| 10:00 | 9° | 5° | 10 | NW | 38 | 72.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4070 |
| 11:00 | 10° | 7° | 11 | NW | 40 | 72.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 12:00 | 10° | 8° | 12 | NW | 42 | 72.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 13:00 | 10° | 9° | 12 | NW | 43 | 72.4k | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4030 |
| 14:00 | 10° | 8° | 11 | NW | 42 | 68.4k | 30 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3990 |
| 15:00 | 10° | 7° | 11 | NW | 40 | 68.4k | 38 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3930 |
| 16:00 | 10° | 7° | 11 | NW | 42 | 68.5k | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3880 |
| 17:00 | 10° | 6° | 12 | NW | 45 | 68.5k | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3870 |
| 18:00 | 8° | 4° | 13 | NW | 47 | 65.3k | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 1.2→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 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here
freezing level 3840–4250 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-11 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 2° | -2° | 4 | NE | 23 | 68.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4250 |
| 07:00 | 2° | -1° | 5 | NNE | 24 | 68.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4250 |
| 08:00 | 6° | 2° | 7 | NNW | 27 | 68.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4230 |
| 09:00 | 7° | 4° | 8 | NW | 32 | 72.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4170 |
| 10:00 | 9° | 6° | 10 | NW | 38 | 72.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4070 |
| 11:00 | 10° | 7° | 11 | NW | 40 | 72.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 12:00 | 11° | 9° | 12 | NW | 42 | 72.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 13:00 | 11° | 9° | 12 | NW | 43 | 72.4k | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4030 |
| 14:00 | 10° | 8° | 11 | NW | 42 | 68.4k | 30 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3990 |
| 15:00 | 10° | 8° | 11 | NW | 40 | 68.4k | 38 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3930 |
| 16:00 | 10° | 7° | 11 | NW | 42 | 68.5k | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3880 |
| 17:00 | 10° | 6° | 12 | NW | 45 | 68.5k | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3870 |
| 18:00 | 9° | 5° | 13 | NW | 47 | 65.3k | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 1.5→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
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.