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– Lat/Long: 42.27° S 145.83° E

Frenchman's Cap (Frenchman-s Cap)
Weather Forecast, Australia

Issued: 9 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Sat morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the SW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
300
450
350
350
400
7450
300
550
850
750
650
700
300
650
600
600
km/h
50
WNW
30
NNW
35
NW
40
SSE
15
WSW
30
WNW
60
W
40
SSW
20
WSW
40
W
40
WNW
50
WNW
65
WSW
65
SW
55
WSW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
15
2
1
 mm
0.5
8
4
0.4
max °C
5
5
2
3
3
2
0
-2
-2
3
0
-1
-3
-4
-3
1
min °C
1
4
2
2
2
2
-4
-3
-3
1
0
-1
-6
-5
-4
-3
 chill °C
-8
-2
-4
-4
-2
-4
-14
-11
-10
-5
-8
-10
-18
-16
-14
-13
Freezing level m
1750
2300
1800
2050
2300
2150
1400
1100
1200
2700
1400
1350
800
850
1000
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
352332-2-3-320-1-5-5-4-1810871095654873445
Sunrise
6:37
6:35
6:33
6:31
6:30
Sunset
5:53
5:54
5:55
5:57
5:58

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

The weather forecast for Frenchman's Cap is: Moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Sat morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the SW by Sun night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the WSW by Tue night).

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Butlers Gorge
35 km E
666m alt.
52 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
35 km E
666m alt.
52 minutes ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
StrahanAerodrome
46 km W
22m alt.
51 minutes ago
10°C
Violent rain showers.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
27 km
Mid: overcast
50 km E
616m alt.
4 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
Mount Read
53 km NW
1120m alt.
52 minutes ago
3°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
MountRead
53 km NW
1120m alt.
52 minutes ago
3°C
moderate rain
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 340).
Cape Sorell
55 km WSW
20m alt.
52 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
CapeSorell
55 km WSW
20m alt.
52 minutes ago
11°C
moderate rain
Rain
33
Fresh winds from the NNW
(33 kph at 330).
Ouse Fire Station
76 km ESE
91m alt.
51 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
80 km ENE
1042m alt.
52 minutes ago
4°C
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the NW
(24 kph at 320).

* 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.