A data board, not a verdict. Every value carries its source — you make the call.
Generated Wed 14 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
(44 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (44 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 1.5° at 19:20 · thawed yesterday, no refreeze — wet pack overnight
Thredbo Top Station 1957 m
11 min ago?° feels ?° · 9 E (13 g) km/h ▼2/3h · 70% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Perisher Valley 1738 m
11 min ago1.5° ▼4.6°/3h feels -1° · 2 NNW (6 g) km/h ▼4/3h · 64% RH
Cabramurra 1482 m
11 min ago6.1° ▼3.4°/3h feels -2° · 32 ESE (41 g) km/h ▲28/3h · 52% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS
11 h ago1.8° feels -2° · 7 ENE (? g) km/h · 56% 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 1610–2970 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: cloud 59 vs 24%, temp 11.2 vs 7.5 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-15 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | -2° | -5° | 4 | E | 15 | 0.3k | 42 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2970 |
| 07:00 | -1° | -4° | 6 | E | 17 | 0.3k | 48 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2920 |
| 08:00 | 3° | 0° | 6 | ENE | 20 | 1.7k | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 09:00 | 5° | 2° | 3 | NE | 20 | 3.1k | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 10:00 | 6° | 4° | 2 | N | 18 | 31.2k | 45 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 11:00 | 8° | 7° | 1 | N | 17 | 67.6k | 48 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 12:00 | 10° | 10° | 2 | N | 18 | 70.6k | 80 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1610 |
| 13:00 | 11° | 10° | 3 | NNW | 18 | 76.1k | 59 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2360 |
| 14:00 | 11° | 10° | 3 | N | 19 | 35.7k | 84 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2410 |
| 15:00 | 11° | 8° | 5 | NE | 24 | 11.6k | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2440 |
| 16:00 | 10° | 7° | 6 | ENE | 29 | 9.0k | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2450 |
| 17:00 | 8° | 4° | 8 | E | 34 | 11.0k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2450 |
| 18:00 | 7° | 3° | 9 | E | 34 | 13.3k | 99 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2400 |
▲ 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 -1.8→11.3 °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 1610–2970 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-15 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | -2° | -6° | 4 | NNE | 9 | 0.3k | 85 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2970 |
| 07:00 | -2° | -5° | 6 | NE | 10 | 0.3k | 86 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2920 |
| 08:00 | 1° | -2° | 5 | NE | 17 | 1.0k | 52 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 09:00 | 3° | 0° | 6 | ENE | 20 | 3.2k | 52 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 10:00 | 5° | 2° | 6 | ENE | 21 | 18.5k | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 11:00 | 7° | 5° | 7 | E | 24 | 30.5k | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 12:00 | 8° | 7° | 9 | E | 29 | 33.0k | 63 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1610 |
| 13:00 | 9° | 7° | 11 | E | 32 | 69.0k | 48 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2360 |
| 14:00 | 9° | 7° | 10 | E | 32 | 72.9k | 58 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2410 |
| 15:00 | 9° | 6° | 12 | E | 32 | 72.9k | 96 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2440 |
| 16:00 | 8° | 5° | 12 | E | 32 | 73.0k | 95 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2450 |
| 17:00 | 7° | 3° | 11 | E | 30 | 72.9k | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2450 |
| 18:00 | 6° | 2° | 10 | E | 28 | 72.9k | 99 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2400 |
▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity
poor — visibility 260 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 -2.4→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 2390–2940 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: cloud 73 vs 12% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-10-15 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | -2° | -6° | 4 | NE | 10 | 0.7k | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2940 |
| 07:00 | -2° | -5° | 6 | NE | 13 | 0.4k | 55 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2900 |
| 08:00 | 2° | -1° | 6 | ENE | 18 | 57.3k | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 09:00 | 4° | 1° | 6 | E | 21 | 65.4k | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2830 |
| 10:00 | 6° | 3° | 6 | ESE | 22 | 65.4k | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2840 |
| 11:00 | 8° | 6° | 6 | ESE | 24 | 68.5k | 57 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2840 |
| 12:00 | 9° | 8° | 8 | ESE | 29 | 68.6k | 70 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2780 |
| 13:00 | 10° | 8° | 11 | ESE | 35 | 68.6k | 73 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2390 |
| 14:00 | 10° | 8° | 11 | E | 35 | 72.6k | 71 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2460 |
| 15:00 | 10° | 7° | 12 | E | 36 | 72.6k | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2500 |
| 16:00 | 9° | 6° | 12 | E | 36 | 72.6k | 95 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2490 |
| 17:00 | 9° | 4° | 11 | E | 34 | 72.6k | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2480 |
| 18:00 | 7° | 4° | 10 | E | 31 | 72.6k | 99 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2420 |
▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity
poor — visibility 400 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 -2.4→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 1610–2970 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-15 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0° | -3° | 3 | NNE | 7 | 0.2k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2970 |
| 07:00 | 0° | -3° | 4 | NNE | 9 | 0.2k | 99 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2920 |
| 08:00 | 2° | -1° | 4 | ENE | 13 | 0.3k | 61 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 09:00 | 3° | 0° | 6 | ENE | 18 | 0.8k | 77 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 10:00 | 5° | 2° | 7 | E | 22 | 5.0k | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 11:00 | 7° | 5° | 9 | E | 27 | 12.6k | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 12:00 | 9° | 7° | 10 | E | 31 | 17.7k | 66 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1610 |
| 13:00 | 10° | 8° | 11 | E | 33 | 19.6k | 38 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2360 |
| 14:00 | 10° | 8° | 12 | E | 34 | 25.0k | 66 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2410 |
| 15:00 | 10° | 7° | 14 | E | 38 | 71.7k | 95 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2440 |
| 16:00 | 10° | 6° | 14 | E | 38 | 71.8k | 95 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2450 |
| 17:00 | 8° | 4° | 13 | E | 36 | 71.8k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2450 |
| 18:00 | 7° | 3° | 11 | E | 31 | 71.7k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2400 |
▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity
poor — visibility 180 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 -0.5→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
freezing level 1610–2970 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: cloud 65 vs 12%, temp 9.5 vs 5.3 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-15 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | -5° | -9° | 6 | E | 18 | 0.4k | 51 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2970 |
| 07:00 | -4° | -8° | 7 | E | 21 | 0.3k | 61 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2920 |
| 08:00 | 1° | -3° | 6 | E | 21 | 8.7k | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 09:00 | 3° | 0° | 2 | NE | 18 | 19.0k | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 10:00 | 5° | 2° | 2 | WNW | 13 | 66.9k | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 11:00 | 6° | 5° | 3 | W | 15 | 66.9k | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 12:00 | 8° | 8° | 2 | W | 16 | 75.7k | 77 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1610 |
| 13:00 | 10° | 8° | 3 | W | 15 | 75.7k | 65 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2360 |
| 14:00 | 10° | 8° | 2 | WSW | 17 | 75.7k | 84 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2410 |
| 15:00 | 9° | 8° | 2 | NE | 16 | 75.7k | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2440 |
| 16:00 | 8° | 6° | 3 | NE | 19 | 59.5k | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2450 |
| 17:00 | 7° | 3° | 5 | ENE | 24 | 75.8k | 99 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2450 |
| 18:00 | 6° | 2° | 5 | E | 24 | 71.1k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2400 |
▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity
poor — visibility 320 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 -4.9→9.5 °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 1610–2970 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-15 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0° | -3° | 3 | NNE | 7 | 0.2k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2970 |
| 07:00 | 0° | -3° | 4 | NNE | 9 | 0.2k | 99 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2920 |
| 08:00 | 2° | -1° | 4 | ENE | 13 | 0.3k | 61 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 09:00 | 3° | 0° | 6 | ENE | 18 | 0.8k | 77 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 10:00 | 5° | 2° | 7 | E | 22 | 5.0k | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 11:00 | 7° | 5° | 9 | E | 27 | 12.6k | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 12:00 | 9° | 7° | 10 | E | 31 | 17.7k | 66 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1610 |
| 13:00 | 10° | 8° | 11 | E | 33 | 19.6k | 38 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2360 |
| 14:00 | 10° | 8° | 12 | E | 34 | 25.0k | 66 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2410 |
| 15:00 | 10° | 7° | 14 | E | 38 | 71.7k | 95 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2440 |
| 16:00 | 10° | 6° | 14 | E | 38 | 71.8k | 95 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2450 |
| 17:00 | 8° | 4° | 13 | E | 36 | 71.8k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2450 |
| 18:00 | 7° | 3° | 11 | E | 31 | 71.7k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2400 |
▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity
poor — visibility 180 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 -0.5→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
freezing level 1610–2970 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: cloud 65 vs 31% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-15 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | -3° | -7° | 6 | E | 18 | 0.4k | 51 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2970 |
| 07:00 | -2° | -6° | 7 | E | 21 | 0.3k | 61 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2920 |
| 08:00 | 2° | -1° | 6 | E | 21 | 8.7k | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 09:00 | 5° | 2° | 2 | NE | 18 | 19.0k | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 10:00 | 6° | 4° | 2 | WNW | 13 | 66.9k | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 11:00 | 8° | 6° | 3 | W | 15 | 66.9k | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 12:00 | 10° | 9° | 2 | W | 16 | 75.7k | 77 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1610 |
| 13:00 | 11° | 10° | 3 | W | 15 | 75.7k | 65 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2360 |
| 14:00 | 11° | 10° | 2 | WSW | 17 | 75.7k | 84 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2410 |
| 15:00 | 11° | 9° | 2 | NE | 16 | 75.7k | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2440 |
| 16:00 | 10° | 8° | 3 | NE | 19 | 59.5k | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2450 |
| 17:00 | 9° | 5° | 5 | ENE | 24 | 75.8k | 99 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2450 |
| 18:00 | 7° | 4° | 5 | E | 24 | 71.1k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2400 |
▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity
poor — visibility 320 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 -3.3→11.1 °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 1610–2970 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout, wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: cloud 65 vs 12%, temp 11.4 vs 7.2 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-15 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | -3° | -6° | 6 | E | 18 | 0.4k | 51 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2970 |
| 07:00 | -2° | -6° | 7 | E | 21 | 0.3k | 61 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2920 |
| 08:00 | 3° | 0° | 6 | E | 21 | 8.7k | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 09:00 | 5° | 2° | 2 | NE | 18 | 19.0k | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 10:00 | 7° | 4° | 2 | WNW | 13 | 66.9k | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 11:00 | 8° | 7° | 3 | W | 15 | 66.9k | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 12:00 | 10° | 10° | 2 | W | 16 | 75.7k | 77 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1610 |
| 13:00 | 11° | 11° | 3 | W | 15 | 75.7k | 65 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2360 |
| 14:00 | 11° | 11° | 2 | WSW | 17 | 75.7k | 84 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2410 |
| 15:00 | 11° | 10° | 2 | NE | 16 | 75.7k | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2440 |
| 16:00 | 10° | 8° | 3 | NE | 19 | 59.5k | 98 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2450 |
| 17:00 | 9° | 6° | 5 | ENE | 24 | 75.8k | 99 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2450 |
| 18:00 | 8° | 4° | 5 | E | 24 | 71.1k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2400 |
▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity
poor — visibility 320 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 -3→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
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).
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