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– Lat/Long: 42.27° S 145.83° E

Frenchman's Cap
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 3 am Sun 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, severe gales from the NNW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
 km/h
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
25
N
35
NNW
70
NW
75
NNW
70
NW
45
NW
55
WNW
55
WNW
75
W
70
WNW
35
W
25
W
45
NW
35
WSW
70
SSW
 cm 
1
3
4
2
9
3
7
3
12
12
 mm 
2
10
6
max°C
3
3
5
5
6
6
4
2
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-5
min°C
3
3
3
5
6
4
2
0
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-7
chill°C 
1
0
-1
1
1
-3
-7
-10
-8
-10
-10
-12
-12
-9
-11
-12
-12
-19
Freezing level (m
2250
2250
2350
2550
2650
2450
2250
1850
1500
1350
1300
1200
1100
1150
900
900
850
600
Cloud base (m)
6050
5100
750
300
250
400
200
300
250
250
250
250
300
200
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
334565310-1-1-2-2-3-4-4-4-6109512119986665543321
Sunrise
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:52
6:50
6:48
Sunset
5:42
5:43
5:44
5:45
5:45
5:46

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Frenchman's Cap Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Frenchman's Cap is: Moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, severe gales from the NNW by Tue morning).

Frenchman's Cap Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Frenchman's Cap at the specific elevation of 1444 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Frenchman's Cap. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Tasmania.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
35 km E
666m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
StrahanAerodrome
46 km W
22m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 50).
50 km E
616m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
MountRead
53 km NW
1120m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
No report.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
CapeSorell
55 km WSW
20m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
moderate rain
No report.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 120).
Ouse Fire Station
76 km ESE
91m alt.
1 hour ago
-3° C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
80 km ENE
1042m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
84 km S
34m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 20).
84 km S
34m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
94 km SSE
410m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
No report.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.