A data board, not a verdict. Every value carries its source — you make the call.
Generated Sat 03 Oct 2026, 17:31 (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
(33 d ago)· may be stale (>2 days) — verify
Dividing Range: report 2026-08-31 (33 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 4.1° at 04:20 · thawed yesterday, no refreeze — wet pack overnight
Thredbo Top Station 1957 m
11 min ago?° feels ?° · 20 NNW (24 g) km/h ▼12/3h · 75% RH · 4.8 mm since 9am
Perisher Valley 1738 m
11 min ago6.6° ▼2.6°/3h feels 4° · 4 WNW (7 g) km/h ▼11/3h · 74% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Cabramurra 1482 m
11 min ago8.4° ▼1.0°/3h feels 4° · 15 NNW (22 g) km/h ▼9/3h · 74% RH · 3.2 mm since 9am
Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS
3 h ago10.6° →0.0°/2h feels 10° · 0 CALM (? g) km/h →0/2h · 72% RH · 3.0 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 2630–2890 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: cloud 25 vs 88% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
1890 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 5° | 3° | 4 | NE | 19 | 11.9k | 63 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 07:00 | 7° | 5° | 6 | NE | 22 | 2.6k | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2860 |
| 08:00 | 8° | 6° | 7 | NNW | 25 | 7.0k | 66 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2840 |
| 09:00 | 10° | 7° | 8 | NW | 25 | 70.6k | 62 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2890 |
| 10:00 | 10° | 8° | 12 | NW | 32 | 8.8k | 88 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 11:00 | 9° | 7° | 10 | NW | 43 | 4.8k | 73 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2800 |
| 12:00 | 8° | 5° | 11 | NNW | 44 | 13.6k | 25 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 13:00 | 10° | 7° | 11 | NNW | 42 | 47.3k | 60 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2750 |
| 14:00 | 5° | 2° | 14 | NW | 40 | 2.9k | 77 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2730 |
| 15:00 | 5° | 3° | 6 | NW | 35 | 4.0k | 100 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 2730 |
| 16:00 | 6° | 4° | 6 | WNW | 31 | 22.0k | 99 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2630 |
| 17:00 | 6° | 3° | 6 | NW | 20 | 26.9k | 39 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2660 |
| 18:00 | 4° | 2° | 3 | NW | 18 | 41.8k | 44 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2680 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 5.1→10.1 °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
0.1 cm new snow · freezing level 2630–2890 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1760 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 5° | 4° | 2 | NNW | 11 | 22.6k | 66 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 07:00 | 7° | 5° | 6 | N | 17 | 9.1k | 90 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2860 |
| 08:00 | 8° | 6° | 7 | N | 22 | 19.3k | 86 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2840 |
| 09:00 | 10° | 8° | 7 | N | 24 | 71.7k | 74 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2890 |
| 10:00 | 11° | 9° | 6 | NW | 29 | 9.8k | 96 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 11:00 | 9° | 7° | 7 | NW | 32 | 4.7k | 86 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2800 |
| 12:00 | 8° | 6° | 8 | N | 32 | 6.3k | 91 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 13:00 | 9° | 6° | 8 | NE | 36 | 11.9k | 69 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2750 |
| 14:00 | 8° | 5° | 9 | NNW | 32 | 4.0k | 91 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2730 |
| 15:00 | 5° | 2° | 8 | NW | 31 | 7.1k | 88 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 2730 |
| 16:00 | 7° | 4° | 8 | NW | 28 | 39.0k | 41 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2630 |
| 17:00 | 7° | 4° | 5 | NW | 25 | 40.3k | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2660 |
| 18:00 | 4° | 2° | 4 | WNW | 17 | 61.5k | 71 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2680 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 5.4→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 2590–2880 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1580 m · loads SE · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 6° | 4° | 1 | NE | 8 | 25.5k | 80 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2880 |
| 07:00 | 7° | 5° | 6 | NNE | 14 | 38.4k | 99 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 08:00 | 9° | 7° | 5 | N | 19 | 21.7k | 76 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2830 |
| 09:00 | 11° | 8° | 6 | NNW | 22 | 71.6k | 79 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 10:00 | 12° | 11° | 4 | WNW | 25 | 15.4k | 94 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2880 |
| 11:00 | 10° | 8° | 8 | NW | 34 | 5.1k | 88 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2840 |
| 12:00 | 9° | 7° | 7 | N | 35 | 6.1k | 100 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 2820 |
| 13:00 | 10° | 8° | 7 | NE | 31 | 15.6k | 93 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 14:00 | 10° | 7° | 9 | NNW | 29 | 3.9k | 88 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 15:00 | 6° | 3° | 8 | NNW | 32 | 9.3k | 76 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2700 |
| 16:00 | 7° | 4° | 11 | NW | 32 | 20.2k | 32 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2690 |
| 17:00 | 8° | 5° | 6 | NW | 30 | 42.3k | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2600 |
| 18:00 | 5° | 2° | 7 | WNW | 20 | 61.0k | 55 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2590 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 5.8→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 2630–2890 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1640 m · loads NE · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 6° | 5° | 2 | NW | 11 | 8.7k | 76 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 07:00 | 8° | 6° | 3 | NNW | 14 | 2.1k | 60 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2860 |
| 08:00 | 9° | 7° | 5 | N | 19 | 1.6k | 96 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2840 |
| 09:00 | 11° | 9° | 6 | N | 20 | 63.8k | 78 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2890 |
| 10:00 | 13° | 11° | 6 | NNW | 27 | 10.0k | 95 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 11:00 | 11° | 9° | 5 | NNW | 32 | 4.3k | 93 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2800 |
| 12:00 | 9° | 7° | 8 | N | 29 | 8.2k | 66 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 13:00 | 11° | 8° | 8 | NE | 35 | 15.3k | 61 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2750 |
| 14:00 | 10° | 8° | 9 | NNW | 31 | 4.4k | 95 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2730 |
| 15:00 | 7° | 4° | 11 | WNW | 36 | 5.6k | 96 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2730 |
| 16:00 | 9° | 6° | 7 | WNW | 32 | 45.5k | 51 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2630 |
| 17:00 | 8° | 6° | 5 | WNW | 25 | 34.7k | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2660 |
| 18:00 | 6° | 4° | 3 | WNW | 20 | 59.0k | 42 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2680 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 6.3→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 2590–2880 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: cloud 47 vs 94% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
2228 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 3° | 0° | 3 | ENE | 24 | 35.1k | 60 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2880 |
| 07:00 | 5° | 2° | 6 | NE | 27 | 50.2k | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 08:00 | 6° | 3° | 7 | NNW | 31 | 63.3k | 50 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2830 |
| 09:00 | 8° | 4° | 9 | NW | 33 | 73.7k | 63 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 10:00 | 7° | 4° | 10 | NW | 35 | 10.2k | 88 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2880 |
| 11:00 | 6° | 3° | 12 | NW | 55 | 5.8k | 88 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2840 |
| 12:00 | 7° | 3° | 12 | NNW | 55 | 13.3k | 47 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2820 |
| 13:00 | 8° | 5° | 10 | NNW | 52 | 23.0k | 66 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 14:00 | 4° | 0° | 14 | NW | 46 | 2.6k | 70 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 15:00 | 3° | 1° | 6 | N | 45 | 6.2k | 95 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2700 |
| 16:00 | 3° | 0° | 7 | NW | 33 | 12.9k | 63 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2690 |
| 17:00 | 3° | 0° | 8 | NNW | 28 | 32.8k | 41 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2600 |
| 18:00 | 2° | -1° | 6 | NW | 27 | 50.3k | 73 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2590 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 2.6→8.1 °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 2630–2890 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
1720 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 6° | 5° | 2 | NW | 11 | 8.7k | 76 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 07:00 | 8° | 6° | 3 | NNW | 14 | 2.1k | 60 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2860 |
| 08:00 | 9° | 7° | 5 | N | 19 | 1.6k | 96 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2840 |
| 09:00 | 11° | 9° | 6 | N | 20 | 63.8k | 78 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2890 |
| 10:00 | 13° | 11° | 6 | NNW | 27 | 10.0k | 95 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 11:00 | 11° | 9° | 5 | NNW | 32 | 4.3k | 93 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2800 |
| 12:00 | 9° | 7° | 8 | N | 29 | 8.2k | 66 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 13:00 | 11° | 8° | 8 | NE | 35 | 15.3k | 61 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2750 |
| 14:00 | 10° | 8° | 9 | NNW | 31 | 4.4k | 95 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2730 |
| 15:00 | 7° | 4° | 11 | WNW | 36 | 5.6k | 96 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2730 |
| 16:00 | 9° | 6° | 7 | WNW | 32 | 45.5k | 51 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2630 |
| 17:00 | 8° | 6° | 5 | WNW | 25 | 34.7k | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2660 |
| 18:00 | 6° | 4° | 3 | WNW | 20 | 59.0k | 42 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2680 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 6.3→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 2660–3000 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: cloud 47 vs 90% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
2100 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 4° | 2° | 3 | ENE | 24 | 35.1k | 60 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2890 |
| 07:00 | 6° | 4° | 6 | NE | 27 | 50.2k | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3000 |
| 08:00 | 8° | 5° | 7 | NNW | 31 | 63.3k | 50 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 09:00 | 10° | 6° | 9 | NW | 33 | 73.7k | 63 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 10:00 | 9° | 6° | 10 | NW | 35 | 10.2k | 88 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2860 |
| 11:00 | 8° | 5° | 12 | NW | 55 | 5.8k | 88 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 12:00 | 9° | 5° | 12 | NNW | 55 | 13.3k | 47 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2780 |
| 13:00 | 10° | 7° | 10 | NNW | 52 | 23.0k | 66 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2750 |
| 14:00 | 5° | 2° | 14 | NW | 46 | 2.6k | 70 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2750 |
| 15:00 | 5° | 3° | 6 | N | 45 | 6.2k | 95 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2730 |
| 16:00 | 5° | 2° | 7 | NW | 33 | 12.9k | 63 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2660 |
| 17:00 | 5° | 2° | 8 | NNW | 28 | 32.8k | 41 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2660 |
| 18:00 | 3° | 0° | 6 | NW | 27 | 50.3k | 73 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2670 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 4.2→9.7 °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 2590–2880 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: wet-loose warming (high)
⚠ models diverge: cloud 47 vs 94% (best-match vs ICON) — trust those numbers less
2050 m · loads E · board for 2026-10-03 · 06:00-18:00 local
| hour | temp | chill | wind | dir | gust | vis | cloud | precip | snow | frz.lvl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 4° | 2° | 3 | ENE | 24 | 35.1k | 60 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2880 |
| 07:00 | 6° | 5° | 6 | NE | 27 | 50.2k | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 08:00 | 8° | 6° | 7 | NNW | 31 | 63.3k | 50 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2830 |
| 09:00 | 10° | 6° | 9 | NW | 33 | 73.7k | 63 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2870 |
| 10:00 | 9° | 7° | 10 | NW | 35 | 10.2k | 88 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2880 |
| 11:00 | 8° | 5° | 12 | NW | 55 | 5.8k | 88 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2840 |
| 12:00 | 9° | 6° | 12 | NNW | 55 | 13.3k | 47 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2820 |
| 13:00 | 10° | 7° | 10 | NNW | 52 | 23.0k | 66 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 14:00 | 6° | 2° | 14 | NW | 46 | 2.6k | 70 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 15:00 | 5° | 3° | 6 | N | 45 | 6.2k | 95 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2700 |
| 16:00 | 5° | 3° | 7 | NW | 33 | 12.9k | 63 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2690 |
| 17:00 | 5° | 2° | 8 | NNW | 28 | 32.8k | 41 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2600 |
| 18:00 | 3° | 1° | 6 | NW | 27 | 50.3k | 73 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2590 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 4.5→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
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.