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

Issued: 10 am Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
80
W
80
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
35
W
20
WSW
15
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
45
W
45
W
25
WSW
15
W
5
NW
5
E
20
NNW
 cm 
4
4
6
2
2
 mm 
0.4
0.9
0.5
0.1
0.1
max°C
-1
-3
-3
-3
-2
2
3
5
11
10
12
13
10
8
8
8
12
15
min°C
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-1
2
4
7
10
11
11
9
7
8
8
11
11
chill°C 
-14
-14
-15
-13
-12
-10
-5
-1
4
6
8
7
4
3
5
6
11
9
Freezing level (m
1050
1050
950
1100
1250
2350
3450
3950
3950
4000
4100
3950
3300
3200
3350
3500
3500
3550
Cloud base (m)
300
550
300
350
500
300
350
450
9550
9200
2850
650
8850
9000
5600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:35
5:35
5:35
5:37
5:37
5:37
Sunset
8:45
8:45
8:46
8:46
8:47
8:47

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

The weather forecast for Frenchman's Cap is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Fri 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
lightning 33km ESE of Queenstown
3 km S
840m alt.
40 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
35 km E
666m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Patches of fog.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
StrahanAerodrome
46 km W
22m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Clear skies.
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 270).
Mid: overcast
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
snow showers
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
Ouse Fire Station
76 km ESE
91m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Rain
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 300).
80 km ENE
1042m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
Rain
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 270).
84 km S
34m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
84 km S
34m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).

* 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.