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– Lat/Long: 42.27° S 145.83° E

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

Issued: 3 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Sat morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, severe gales from the NW by Thu night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
light snow
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
450
450
400
350
500
500
400
600
900
300
350
400
8700
7600
9100
6550
850
km/h
60
WSW
60
WSW
50
W
55
WNW
55
NW
70
WNW
65
WNW
45
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
30
NW
45
NW
40
NW
65
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
1
4
 mm
0.9
0.8
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.2
max °C
-3
-3
-1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
min °C
-3
-3
-3
-1
0
0
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
4
2
2
1
0
 chill °C
-13
-13
-12
-10
-8
-9
-6
-5
-4
-3
-1
-2
0
1
-4
-5
-7
-6
Freezing level m
1000
1050
1150
1350
1450
1650
1800
1800
1700
1800
1950
1900
2200
2200
2350
1950
1950
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-2-10122223344322145578898788610961097
Sunrise
7:00
6:58
6:56
6:54
6:52
6:52
Sunset
5:39
5:40
5:42
5:43
5:44
5:45

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

The weather forecast for Frenchman's Cap is: A dusting of snow on Sat morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, severe gales from the NW by Thu 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
lightning 47km E of Queenstown
19 km E
843m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
35 km E
666m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
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.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
MountRead
53 km NW
1120m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
moderate rain
Rain
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
CapeSorell
55 km WSW
20m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
moderate rain
Rain
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 260).
Ouse Fire Station
76 km ESE
91m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 10).
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.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 280).
84 km S
34m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.

* 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.