A data board, not a verdict. Every value carries its source — you make the call.
Generated Thu 08 Oct 2026, 10:31 (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
(38 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (38 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 -5.2° at 03:50 · refroze after yesterday's thaw — expect firm/icy early
Thredbo Top Station 1957 m
11 min ago?° feels ?° · 7 ESE (13 g) km/h ▲5/3h · 10% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Perisher Valley 1738 m
11 min ago13.7° ▲15.2°/3h feels 9° · 7 SE (17 g) km/h ▲3/3h · 5% RH
Cabramurra 1482 m
11 min ago11.7° ▲2.3°/3h feels 7° · 7 NW (9 g) km/h ▼17/3h · 20% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS
2 h ago9.0° →0.0°/2h feels ?° · 0 CALM (? g) km/h →0/2h · ?% 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 3840–4120 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 2° | -1° | 1 | ESE | 9 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 07:00 | 4° | 0° | 1 | SSE | 9 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3920 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 4° | 2 | WSW | 9 | 77.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 09:00 | 9° | 6° | 3 | W | 13 | 77.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3970 |
| 10:00 | 11° | 8° | 4 | W | 18 | 77.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 11:00 | 12° | 10° | 6 | W | 23 | 77.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3900 |
| 12:00 | 12° | 11° | 7 | W | 26 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3850 |
| 13:00 | 12° | 11° | 8 | W | 28 | 73.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3850 |
| 14:00 | 12° | 11° | 9 | W | 29 | 73.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3920 |
| 15:00 | 12° | 10° | 10 | W | 29 | 73.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 16:00 | 12° | 10° | 8 | W | 29 | 73.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 17:00 | 11° | 8° | 7 | W | 25 | 73.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4110 |
| 18:00 | 10° | 7° | 5 | W | 22 | 69.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4120 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 2.4→12.3 °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 3840–4120 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 14.6 vs 10 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 2° | -2° | 5 | W | 11 | 78.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 07:00 | 3° | -1° | 4 | W | 11 | 78.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3920 |
| 08:00 | 8° | 5° | 3 | WSW | 10 | 78.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 09:00 | 11° | 7° | 2 | S | 11 | 78.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3970 |
| 10:00 | 12° | 9° | 3 | SSE | 15 | 78.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 11:00 | 14° | 11° | 4 | SSE | 18 | 78.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3900 |
| 12:00 | 14° | 13° | 3 | SSE | 18 | 78.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3850 |
| 13:00 | 15° | 14° | 3 | SSE | 18 | 78.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3850 |
| 14:00 | 15° | 14° | 3 | SSE | 18 | 78.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3920 |
| 15:00 | 14° | 13° | 3 | S | 18 | 78.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 16:00 | 14° | 12° | 4 | S | 18 | 78.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 17:00 | 13° | 10° | 4 | SSE | 18 | 78.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4110 |
| 18:00 | 12° | 9° | 5 | SE | 17 | 74.7k | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4120 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 2→14.6 °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 3810–4130 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 15.2 vs 10 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 4° | 0° | 1 | NW | 6 | 78.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3810 |
| 07:00 | 5° | 1° | 1 | WNW | 6 | 78.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3920 |
| 08:00 | 9° | 6° | 2 | SSE | 6 | 78.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3940 |
| 09:00 | 11° | 7° | 3 | SSW | 12 | 78.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 10:00 | 13° | 9° | 5 | S | 18 | 78.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3930 |
| 11:00 | 14° | 11° | 6 | S | 21 | 78.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3880 |
| 12:00 | 15° | 13° | 6 | S | 22 | 78.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3830 |
| 13:00 | 15° | 14° | 6 | SSW | 22 | 78.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 14:00 | 15° | 14° | 6 | SSW | 22 | 78.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3890 |
| 15:00 | 15° | 14° | 6 | SSW | 22 | 78.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3990 |
| 16:00 | 14° | 12° | 6 | SSW | 22 | 78.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 17:00 | 13° | 11° | 6 | SSW | 22 | 74.3k | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4110 |
| 18:00 | 12° | 10° | 5 | S | 19 | 70.5k | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4130 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 3.6→15.3 °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 3840–4120 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 15.9 vs 10.7 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0° | -3° | 4 | W | 12 | 73.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 07:00 | 2° | -2° | 4 | W | 12 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3920 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 4° | 3 | WSW | 11 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 09:00 | 11° | 7° | 2 | SE | 11 | 77.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3970 |
| 10:00 | 13° | 10° | 3 | ESE | 16 | 77.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 11:00 | 14° | 12° | 4 | ESE | 18 | 77.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3900 |
| 12:00 | 15° | 14° | 3 | ESE | 18 | 77.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3850 |
| 13:00 | 16° | 15° | 2 | ESE | 18 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3850 |
| 14:00 | 16° | 16° | 3 | SE | 17 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3920 |
| 15:00 | 16° | 15° | 2 | SE | 17 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 16:00 | 15° | 14° | 2 | SE | 15 | 77.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 17:00 | 14° | 12° | 3 | SE | 14 | 77.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4110 |
| 18:00 | 13° | 10° | 4 | ESE | 14 | 77.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4120 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 0.3→16 °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 3840–4120 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 9.9 vs 6.7 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1° | -3° | 1 | ESE | 13 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 07:00 | 2° | -2° | 1 | ESE | 13 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3920 |
| 08:00 | 5° | 2° | 1 | S | 12 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 09:00 | 7° | 3° | 4 | W | 15 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3970 |
| 10:00 | 8° | 5° | 5 | W | 19 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 11:00 | 9° | 7° | 6 | W | 23 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3900 |
| 12:00 | 10° | 8° | 8 | W | 27 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3850 |
| 13:00 | 10° | 8° | 8 | W | 28 | 72.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3850 |
| 14:00 | 10° | 8° | 9 | W | 29 | 72.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3920 |
| 15:00 | 10° | 8° | 8 | W | 28 | 72.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 16:00 | 9° | 7° | 8 | W | 26 | 73.0k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 17:00 | 9° | 6° | 6 | W | 23 | 69.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4110 |
| 18:00 | 8° | 4° | 5 | W | 19 | 69.1k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4120 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 0.8→9.9 °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 3840–4120 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 15.9 vs 10.7 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0° | -3° | 4 | W | 12 | 73.4k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 07:00 | 2° | -2° | 4 | W | 12 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3920 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 4° | 3 | WSW | 11 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 09:00 | 11° | 7° | 2 | SE | 11 | 77.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3970 |
| 10:00 | 13° | 10° | 3 | ESE | 16 | 77.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 11:00 | 14° | 12° | 4 | ESE | 18 | 77.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3900 |
| 12:00 | 15° | 14° | 3 | ESE | 18 | 77.5k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3850 |
| 13:00 | 16° | 15° | 2 | ESE | 18 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3850 |
| 14:00 | 16° | 16° | 3 | SE | 17 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3920 |
| 15:00 | 16° | 15° | 2 | SE | 17 | 77.6k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 16:00 | 15° | 14° | 2 | SE | 15 | 77.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 17:00 | 14° | 12° | 3 | SE | 14 | 77.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4110 |
| 18:00 | 13° | 10° | 4 | ESE | 14 | 77.7k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4120 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 0.3→16 °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 3840–4120 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 11.5 vs 7.9 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 2° | -1° | 1 | ESE | 13 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 07:00 | 4° | 0° | 1 | ESE | 13 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3920 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 4° | 1 | S | 12 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 09:00 | 9° | 5° | 4 | W | 15 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3970 |
| 10:00 | 10° | 6° | 5 | W | 19 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 11:00 | 11° | 8° | 6 | W | 23 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3900 |
| 12:00 | 11° | 10° | 8 | W | 27 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3850 |
| 13:00 | 12° | 10° | 8 | W | 28 | 72.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3850 |
| 14:00 | 12° | 10° | 9 | W | 29 | 72.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3920 |
| 15:00 | 11° | 10° | 8 | W | 28 | 72.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 16:00 | 11° | 9° | 8 | W | 26 | 73.0k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 17:00 | 10° | 7° | 6 | W | 23 | 69.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4110 |
| 18:00 | 9° | 6° | 5 | W | 19 | 69.1k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4120 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 2.4→11.5 °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 3840–4120 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: temp 11.8 vs 8.6 °C (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-08 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 3° | -1° | 1 | ESE | 13 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3840 |
| 07:00 | 4° | 0° | 1 | ESE | 13 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3920 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 4° | 1 | S | 12 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 09:00 | 9° | 5° | 4 | W | 15 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3970 |
| 10:00 | 10° | 7° | 5 | W | 19 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3950 |
| 11:00 | 11° | 9° | 6 | W | 23 | 77.2k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3900 |
| 12:00 | 12° | 10° | 8 | W | 27 | 77.3k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3850 |
| 13:00 | 12° | 11° | 8 | W | 28 | 72.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3850 |
| 14:00 | 12° | 11° | 9 | W | 29 | 72.8k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3920 |
| 15:00 | 12° | 10° | 8 | W | 28 | 72.9k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4000 |
| 16:00 | 11° | 9° | 8 | W | 26 | 73.0k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4060 |
| 17:00 | 11° | 8° | 6 | W | 23 | 69.1k | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4110 |
| 18:00 | 9° | 7° | 5 | W | 19 | 69.1k | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4120 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 2.7→11.8 °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
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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