A data board, not a verdict. Every value carries its source — you make the call.
Generated Sat 03 Oct 2026, 01:31 (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 5.8° at 19:50 · thawed yesterday, no refreeze — wet pack overnight
Thredbo Top Station 1957 m
11 min ago?° feels ?° · 17 NNW (20 g) km/h ▼5/3h · 100% RH · 88.2 mm since 9am
Perisher Valley 1738 m
11 min ago6.5° ▲0.2°/3h feels 5° · 6 NE (9 g) km/h ▼1/3h · 100% RH · 0.0 mm since 9am
Cabramurra 1482 m
11 min ago8.4° ▲0.3°/3h feels 5° · 15 NE (22 g) km/h ▼4/3h · 100% RH · 28.0 mm since 9am
Thredbo Village 1380 m · Non-AWS
11 h ago12.0° feels 12° · 0 CALM (? g) km/h · 90% RH · 32.0 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 2600–2900 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
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 | 6° | 4° | 3 | NNE | 17 | 2.6k | 96 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2900 |
| 07:00 | 7° | 5° | 4 | N | 19 | 2.3k | 98 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2840 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 6° | 7 | NNW | 27 | 2.6k | 93 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 09:00 | 9° | 7° | 7 | NW | 27 | 9.3k | 83 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 10:00 | 9° | 7° | 12 | NW | 35 | 4.1k | 99 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 11:00 | 6° | 4° | 6 | NW | 35 | 0.4k | 100 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 12:00 | 7° | 4° | 11 | NW | 37 | 3.7k | 100 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 13:00 | 6° | 4° | 10 | WNW | 37 | 3.7k | 99 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 14:00 | 7° | 5° | 7 | NW | 35 | 7.2k | 97 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2730 |
| 15:00 | 7° | 5° | 9 | WNW | 28 | 9.7k | 98 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2600 |
| 16:00 | 5° | 2° | 7 | WNW | 28 | 8.4k | 83 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2670 |
| 17:00 | 5° | 2° | 6 | NW | 22 | 20.7k | 65 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2650 |
| 18:00 | 3° | 1° | 4 | WNW | 19 | 0.6k | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2600 |
▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity
poor — visibility 360 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.
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 2600–2900 m · 0.00 m base
✓ 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 | 6° | 5° | 4 | NNW | 14 | 1.3k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2900 |
| 07:00 | 7° | 6° | 5 | NNW | 17 | 1.2k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2840 |
| 08:00 | 8° | 6° | 7 | NNW | 26 | 2.3k | 100 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 09:00 | 9° | 8° | 7 | NNW | 27 | 9.2k | 38 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 10:00 | 11° | 9° | 10 | N | 34 | 5.0k | 100 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 11:00 | 7° | 4° | 9 | NNW | 33 | 1.8k | 91 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 12:00 | 8° | 6° | 10 | NW | 33 | 1.5k | 100 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 13:00 | 7° | 5° | 8 | NW | 34 | 4.8k | 79 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 14:00 | 8° | 7° | 8 | NW | 33 | 10.1k | 55 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2730 |
| 15:00 | 9° | 6° | 9 | WNW | 31 | 19.1k | 90 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2600 |
| 16:00 | 7° | 4° | 10 | WNW | 29 | 7.7k | 77 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2670 |
| 17:00 | 6° | 3° | 9 | WNW | 27 | 49.7k | 68 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2650 |
| 18:00 | 4° | 1° | 7 | WNW | 26 | 50.8k | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2600 |
No derived flags fired. Checked: wind chill (exposure), poor visibility / whiteout, icy surface (melt-freeze), wind loading, rain on snow, wet-loose warming.
Source: open-meteo/best-match · fetched 0 min ago · forecast (FCST), not measured. Check it: raw forecast · raw ICON · Windy here
freezing level 2540–2940 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout (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 | 7° | 6° | 3 | N | 13 | 1.1k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2940 |
| 07:00 | 8° | 6° | 5 | N | 15 | 0.8k | 100 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2930 |
| 08:00 | 8° | 7° | 7 | NNW | 24 | 1.7k | 95 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2820 |
| 09:00 | 10° | 9° | 7 | NNW | 27 | 8.9k | 54 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 10:00 | 11° | 9° | 9 | NNW | 32 | 4.6k | 100 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2830 |
| 11:00 | 7° | 5° | 8 | NW | 30 | 1.5k | 97 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 12:00 | 8° | 6° | 10 | NW | 32 | 1.8k | 100 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 2830 |
| 13:00 | 8° | 6° | 11 | NW | 38 | 6.3k | 68 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 14:00 | 10° | 8° | 10 | NW | 34 | 14.5k | 61 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2740 |
| 15:00 | 9° | 6° | 12 | NW | 36 | 25.3k | 90 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2660 |
| 16:00 | 7° | 4° | 12 | NW | 35 | 6.5k | 77 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2580 |
| 17:00 | 6° | 3° | 12 | NW | 34 | 51.0k | 63 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2650 |
| 18:00 | 5° | 2° | 9 | NW | 32 | 42.1k | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2540 |
▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity
poor — visibility 760 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.
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 2600–2900 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 | 7° | 6° | 2 | NW | 11 | 1.5k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2900 |
| 07:00 | 8° | 7° | 3 | NW | 13 | 1.7k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2840 |
| 08:00 | 9° | 8° | 5 | NNW | 21 | 2.7k | 94 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 09:00 | 11° | 10° | 5 | N | 24 | 11.6k | 43 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 10:00 | 13° | 11° | 12 | N | 35 | 7.4k | 100 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 11:00 | 9° | 6° | 11 | NW | 36 | 2.8k | 84 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 12:00 | 10° | 8° | 11 | NW | 41 | 4.0k | 88 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 13:00 | 9° | 8° | 9 | WNW | 40 | 4.3k | 93 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 14:00 | 10° | 8° | 9 | WNW | 35 | 6.4k | 52 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2730 |
| 15:00 | 10° | 7° | 11 | WNW | 35 | 14.9k | 97 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2600 |
| 16:00 | 8° | 5° | 12 | WNW | 34 | 11.1k | 73 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2670 |
| 17:00 | 8° | 5° | 10 | W | 33 | 30.1k | 45 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2650 |
| 18:00 | 6° | 3° | 7 | W | 29 | 51.7k | 44 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2600 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 6.8→10.2 °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 2540–2940 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
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 | 4° | 2° | 3 | NNE | 27 | 18.0k | 81 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2940 |
| 07:00 | 5° | 2° | 6 | N | 27 | 15.8k | 97 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2930 |
| 08:00 | 5° | 3° | 8 | NNW | 38 | 6.6k | 92 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2820 |
| 09:00 | 6° | 4° | 9 | NNW | 38 | 8.7k | 70 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 10:00 | 6° | 4° | 11 | NW | 45 | 3.6k | 100 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2830 |
| 11:00 | 4° | 2° | 7 | NW | 44 | 0.3k | 100 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 12:00 | 4° | 1° | 11 | NW | 44 | 0.8k | 100 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2830 |
| 13:00 | 4° | 1° | 10 | NW | 45 | 4.6k | 100 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 14:00 | 5° | 2° | 9 | NW | 43 | 9.6k | 79 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2740 |
| 15:00 | 5° | 2° | 9 | NW | 35 | 14.0k | 81 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2660 |
| 16:00 | 3° | 0° | 8 | NW | 35 | 5.6k | 80 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2580 |
| 17:00 | 2° | -1° | 8 | NNW | 31 | 34.5k | 83 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2650 |
| 18:00 | 1° | -2° | 6 | NW | 28 | 0.7k | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2540 |
▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity
poor — visibility 300 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.
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 2600–2900 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 | 7° | 6° | 2 | NW | 11 | 1.5k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2900 |
| 07:00 | 8° | 7° | 3 | NW | 13 | 1.7k | 100 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2840 |
| 08:00 | 9° | 8° | 5 | NNW | 21 | 2.7k | 94 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 09:00 | 11° | 10° | 5 | N | 24 | 11.6k | 43 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2810 |
| 10:00 | 13° | 11° | 12 | N | 35 | 7.4k | 100 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 11:00 | 9° | 6° | 11 | NW | 36 | 2.8k | 84 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 12:00 | 10° | 8° | 11 | NW | 41 | 4.0k | 88 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 13:00 | 9° | 8° | 9 | WNW | 40 | 4.3k | 93 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 14:00 | 10° | 8° | 9 | WNW | 35 | 6.4k | 52 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2730 |
| 15:00 | 10° | 7° | 11 | WNW | 35 | 14.9k | 97 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2600 |
| 16:00 | 8° | 5° | 12 | WNW | 34 | 11.1k | 73 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2670 |
| 17:00 | 8° | 5° | 10 | W | 33 | 30.1k | 45 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2650 |
| 18:00 | 6° | 3° | 7 | W | 29 | 51.7k | 44 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2600 |
▲ wet-loose warming — high severity
warming 6.8→10.2 °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 2620–3090 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
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 | 6° | 4° | 3 | NNE | 27 | 18.0k | 81 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3090 |
| 07:00 | 6° | 4° | 6 | N | 27 | 15.8k | 97 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3060 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 5° | 8 | NNW | 38 | 6.6k | 92 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3000 |
| 09:00 | 8° | 6° | 9 | NNW | 38 | 8.7k | 70 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2940 |
| 10:00 | 8° | 5° | 11 | NW | 45 | 3.6k | 100 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2950 |
| 11:00 | 6° | 4° | 7 | NW | 44 | 0.3k | 100 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2930 |
| 12:00 | 6° | 3° | 11 | NW | 44 | 0.8k | 100 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2890 |
| 13:00 | 6° | 3° | 10 | NW | 45 | 4.6k | 100 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2770 |
| 14:00 | 7° | 4° | 9 | NW | 43 | 9.6k | 79 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2770 |
| 15:00 | 7° | 4° | 9 | NW | 35 | 14.0k | 81 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 16:00 | 4° | 2° | 8 | NW | 35 | 5.6k | 80 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2640 |
| 17:00 | 4° | 1° | 8 | NNW | 31 | 34.5k | 83 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2650 |
| 18:00 | 3° | 0° | 6 | NW | 28 | 0.7k | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2620 |
▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity
poor — visibility 300 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.
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 2540–2940 m · 0.00 m base · derived flags: poor visibility / whiteout (high)
✓ models agree (best-match + ICON)
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 | 6° | 4° | 3 | NNE | 27 | 18.0k | 81 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2940 |
| 07:00 | 6° | 5° | 6 | N | 27 | 15.8k | 97 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2930 |
| 08:00 | 7° | 5° | 8 | NNW | 38 | 6.6k | 92 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2820 |
| 09:00 | 8° | 6° | 9 | NNW | 38 | 8.7k | 70 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2850 |
| 10:00 | 8° | 6° | 11 | NW | 45 | 3.6k | 100 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2830 |
| 11:00 | 6° | 4° | 7 | NW | 44 | 0.3k | 100 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 2790 |
| 12:00 | 6° | 4° | 11 | NW | 44 | 0.8k | 100 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2830 |
| 13:00 | 6° | 4° | 10 | NW | 45 | 4.6k | 100 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2760 |
| 14:00 | 7° | 5° | 9 | NW | 43 | 9.6k | 79 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2740 |
| 15:00 | 7° | 4° | 9 | NW | 35 | 14.0k | 81 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2660 |
| 16:00 | 4° | 2° | 8 | NW | 35 | 5.6k | 80 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2580 |
| 17:00 | 4° | 2° | 8 | NNW | 31 | 34.5k | 83 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2650 |
| 18:00 | 3° | 1° | 6 | NW | 28 | 0.7k | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2540 |
▲ poor visibility / whiteout — high severity
poor — visibility 300 m (<1 km) — navigation + terrain assessment hard; whiteout is a leading AU rescue cause. Carry a compass/GPS bearing plan and known bail lines.
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.