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

West Coast Range (Tasmania) · Australia
Issued: 3 am Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed morning, severe gales from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
550
450
450
650
650
350
350
350
350
450
2450
300
300
350
900
850
300
500
km/h
55
WSW
60
SW
60
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
45
W
45
W
55
W
60
WNW
80
W
90
WNW
90
WNW
70
W
65
W
85
NW
90
WNW
75
WNW
55
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
5
1
 mm
38
0.5
0.2
2
max °C
-4
-5
-5
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
3
6
7
6
6
10
10
4
2
-1
min °C
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
-1
-1
5
6
5
6
8
8
3
1
-5
 chill °C
-14
-16
-16
-12
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-3
-2
-3
-1
2
1
-6
-8
-14
Freezing level m
900
800
650
1000
1100
1150
1250
1350
1350
2950
2700
3150
3000
3250
3300
2650
2250
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-5-5-4-3-2-1-1167669942-33215546671112101112121084
Sunrise
6:20
6:18
6:16
6:13
6:13
6:11
Sunset
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:08
6:09

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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 Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed morning, severe gales from the W by Thu night).

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

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Sun 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
35 km E
238m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
moderate rain
Rain
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
Strahan Aerodrome
46 km W
22m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Continuous light rain.
28
Moderate winds from the W
(28 kph at 260).
Mid: overcast
50 km E
616m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
MountRead
53 km NW
1120m alt.
2 hours ago
-1°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
CapeSorell
55 km WSW
20m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
Ouse Fire Station
76 km ESE
91m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 350).
80 km ENE
1042m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
84 km S
34m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
50
Strong winds from the W
(50 kph at 270).
84 km S
34m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
94 km SSE
410m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the WNW
(33 kph at 300).

* 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.