A data board, not a verdict. Every value carries its source — you make the call.
Generated Sun 11 Oct 2026, 09:31 (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
(41 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (41 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 0.3° at 06:50 · thawed yesterday, no refreeze — wet pack overnight
Thredbo Top Station 1957 m
11 min ago?° feels ?° · 20 NNW (28 g) km/h ▲5/3h · 24% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Perisher Valley 1738 m
11 min ago11.7° ▲11.2°/3h feels 5° · 20 W (28 g) km/h ▲18/3h · 20% RH
Cabramurra 1482 m
11 min ago9.1° ▲2.7°/3h feels 6° · 7 NW (11 g) km/h →0/3h · 68% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS
31 min ago9.6° feels 8° · 0 CALM (? g) km/h · 56% 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 3840–4230 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 | N | 16 | 69.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4190 |
| 07:00 | 3° | 0° | 3 | NNE | 16 | 73.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4210 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 3° | 6 | NNW | 19 | 73.0k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4230 |
| 09:00 | 8° | 5° | 8 | WNW | 25 | 73.0k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4180 |
| 10:00 | 10° | 6° | 9 | WNW | 29 | 77.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4150 |
| 11:00 | 11° | 8° | 12 | WNW | 34 | 77.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4070 |
| 12:00 | 11° | 9° | 12 | WNW | 35 | 77.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3990 |
| 13:00 | 11° | 9° | 13 | WNW | 36 | 77.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3960 |
| 14:00 | 11° | 9° | 13 | WNW | 38 | 72.9k | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 15:00 | 11° | 8° | 14 | WNW | 39 | 69.0k | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3880 |
| 16:00 | 10° | 7° | 15 | WNW | 42 | 69.0k | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3850 |
| 17:00 | 10° | 6° | 13 | WNW | 42 | 69.1k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 18:00 | 9° | 5° | 13 | WNW | 39 | 69.0k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3880 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 2.3→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 3840–4230 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
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 | 19 | 67.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4190 |
| 07:00 | 1° | -2° | 5 | WNW | 18 | 67.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4210 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 3° | 7 | NW | 19 | 74.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4230 |
| 09:00 | 9° | 6° | 6 | NW | 21 | 78.0k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4180 |
| 10:00 | 12° | 8° | 6 | WNW | 24 | 78.0k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4150 |
| 11:00 | 13° | 10° | 9 | WNW | 28 | 77.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4070 |
| 12:00 | 14° | 11° | 10 | NW | 32 | 77.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3990 |
| 13:00 | 14° | 12° | 11 | NW | 35 | 77.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3960 |
| 14:00 | 13° | 11° | 11 | WNW | 35 | 78.0k | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 15:00 | 12° | 10° | 11 | WNW | 35 | 74.3k | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3880 |
| 16:00 | 11° | 8° | 12 | WNW | 36 | 70.5k | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3850 |
| 17:00 | 11° | 7° | 12 | WNW | 36 | 70.5k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 18:00 | 10° | 6° | 12 | WNW | 35 | 70.5k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3880 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 0.4→13.8 °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 3820–4170 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 14.5 vs 10.5 °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 | 21 | 67.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4140 |
| 07:00 | 2° | -2° | 6 | NNW | 19 | 67.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4160 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 4° | 7 | NNW | 19 | 73.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4170 |
| 09:00 | 10° | 6° | 6 | NW | 22 | 73.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4120 |
| 10:00 | 12° | 9° | 7 | WNW | 26 | 77.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4090 |
| 11:00 | 14° | 11° | 9 | WNW | 31 | 77.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 12:00 | 14° | 12° | 11 | NW | 36 | 77.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3930 |
| 13:00 | 14° | 12° | 12 | NW | 38 | 77.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3920 |
| 14:00 | 14° | 12° | 12 | NW | 39 | 77.8k | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3900 |
| 15:00 | 13° | 11° | 12 | NW | 39 | 73.9k | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 16:00 | 12° | 9° | 13 | NW | 40 | 70.1k | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3820 |
| 17:00 | 12° | 8° | 13 | NW | 40 | 70.2k | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3820 |
| 18:00 | 10° | 6° | 14 | NW | 40 | 70.1k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3850 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 1.2→14.5 °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 3840–4230 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 14.7 vs 11.1 °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° | 8 | W | 24 | 66.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4190 |
| 07:00 | 2° | -1° | 7 | W | 22 | 66.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4210 |
| 08:00 | 8° | 5° | 7 | WNW | 22 | 73.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4230 |
| 09:00 | 11° | 8° | 5 | WNW | 22 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4180 |
| 10:00 | 13° | 10° | 6 | WNW | 24 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4150 |
| 11:00 | 15° | 12° | 9 | WNW | 32 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4070 |
| 12:00 | 15° | 13° | 12 | WNW | 40 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3990 |
| 13:00 | 15° | 12° | 15 | WNW | 47 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3960 |
| 14:00 | 14° | 11° | 16 | WNW | 49 | 77.2k | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 15:00 | 13° | 11° | 16 | W | 50 | 73.2k | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3880 |
| 16:00 | 13° | 10° | 17 | W | 52 | 73.2k | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3850 |
| 17:00 | 12° | 8° | 15 | WNW | 52 | 73.2k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 18:00 | 11° | 7° | 15 | WNW | 44 | 69.3k | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3880 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 1.8→15.4 °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 3840–4230 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 | NNE | 22 | 72.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4190 |
| 07:00 | 0° | -3° | 4 | NE | 22 | 72.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4210 |
| 08:00 | 4° | 0° | 6 | N | 24 | 72.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4230 |
| 09:00 | 6° | 2° | 8 | NW | 30 | 72.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4180 |
| 10:00 | 8° | 4° | 10 | NW | 35 | 76.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4150 |
| 11:00 | 9° | 5° | 11 | NW | 40 | 76.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4070 |
| 12:00 | 9° | 6° | 12 | NW | 41 | 76.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3990 |
| 13:00 | 9° | 7° | 12 | NW | 42 | 76.8k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3960 |
| 14:00 | 9° | 7° | 12 | NW | 42 | 72.3k | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 15:00 | 8° | 6° | 12 | NW | 42 | 68.4k | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3880 |
| 16:00 | 8° | 5° | 13 | NW | 45 | 68.4k | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3850 |
| 17:00 | 8° | 4° | 12 | NW | 45 | 68.5k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 18:00 | 7° | 3° | 13 | NW | 47 | 68.4k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3880 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming -0.3→9.1 °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 3840–4230 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 14.7 vs 11.1 °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° | 8 | W | 24 | 66.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4190 |
| 07:00 | 2° | -1° | 7 | W | 22 | 66.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4210 |
| 08:00 | 8° | 5° | 7 | WNW | 22 | 73.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4230 |
| 09:00 | 11° | 8° | 5 | WNW | 22 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4180 |
| 10:00 | 13° | 10° | 6 | WNW | 24 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4150 |
| 11:00 | 15° | 12° | 9 | WNW | 32 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4070 |
| 12:00 | 15° | 13° | 12 | WNW | 40 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3990 |
| 13:00 | 15° | 12° | 15 | WNW | 47 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3960 |
| 14:00 | 14° | 11° | 16 | WNW | 49 | 77.2k | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 15:00 | 13° | 11° | 16 | W | 50 | 73.2k | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3880 |
| 16:00 | 13° | 10° | 17 | W | 52 | 73.2k | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3850 |
| 17:00 | 12° | 8° | 15 | WNW | 52 | 73.2k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 18:00 | 11° | 7° | 15 | WNW | 44 | 69.3k | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3880 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 1.8→15.4 °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 3840–4230 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 | NNE | 22 | 72.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4190 |
| 07:00 | 2° | -1° | 4 | NE | 22 | 72.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4210 |
| 08:00 | 6° | 2° | 6 | N | 24 | 72.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4230 |
| 09:00 | 7° | 4° | 8 | NW | 30 | 72.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4180 |
| 10:00 | 9° | 5° | 10 | NW | 35 | 76.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4150 |
| 11:00 | 10° | 7° | 11 | NW | 40 | 76.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4070 |
| 12:00 | 11° | 8° | 12 | NW | 41 | 76.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3990 |
| 13:00 | 11° | 9° | 12 | NW | 42 | 76.8k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3960 |
| 14:00 | 10° | 9° | 12 | NW | 42 | 72.3k | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 15:00 | 10° | 8° | 12 | NW | 42 | 68.4k | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3880 |
| 16:00 | 10° | 7° | 13 | NW | 45 | 68.4k | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3850 |
| 17:00 | 10° | 6° | 12 | NW | 45 | 68.5k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 18:00 | 8° | 4° | 13 | NW | 47 | 68.4k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3880 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 1.3→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 3840–4230 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 | NNE | 22 | 72.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4190 |
| 07:00 | 2° | -1° | 4 | NE | 22 | 72.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4210 |
| 08:00 | 6° | 2° | 6 | N | 24 | 72.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4230 |
| 09:00 | 8° | 4° | 8 | NW | 30 | 72.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4180 |
| 10:00 | 10° | 6° | 10 | NW | 35 | 76.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4150 |
| 11:00 | 11° | 8° | 11 | NW | 40 | 76.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4070 |
| 12:00 | 11° | 9° | 12 | NW | 41 | 76.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3990 |
| 13:00 | 11° | 9° | 12 | NW | 42 | 76.8k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3960 |
| 14:00 | 11° | 9° | 12 | NW | 42 | 72.3k | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 15:00 | 10° | 8° | 12 | NW | 42 | 68.4k | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3880 |
| 16:00 | 10° | 7° | 13 | NW | 45 | 68.4k | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3850 |
| 17:00 | 10° | 6° | 12 | NW | 45 | 68.5k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 18:00 | 9° | 5° | 13 | NW | 47 | 68.4k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3880 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 1.6→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
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.