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Frenchman's Cap
Weather Forecast, Australia

 

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, stormy winds from the W by Mon night).

(Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -4°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

(Days 6-9):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Sunday
2
Monday
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Tuesday
4
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snow showers
Wind km/h
30 WSW30
55 SW55
90 W90
75 W75
80 W80
60 W60
45 S45
45 SSW45
55 S55
45 SW45
50 SW50
50 SW50
40 SSW40
35 SSW35
20 SSW20
15 WSW15
20 W20
35 WSW35
40 SSW40
35 SSW35
30 S30
15 SSW15
15 W15
25 WNW25
25 WNW25
25 NW25
45 WNW45
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
- 1 11 7 7 13 3 2 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
High °C
-2 -2 -1 -3 -3 -4 -5 -4 -4 -2 2 2 1 2 5 4 3 2 3 0 2 2 2 3 2 1 2
Low °C
-3 -2 -3 -3 -4 -5 -5 -4 -5 -4 0 0 1 2 4 4 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 0 -3
Chill °C
-10 -11 -11 -14 -14 -15 -14 -13 -14 -10 -6 -5 -6 -4 1 1 -2 -4 -4 -7 -3 -2 -2 -1 -3 -5 -6
Freezing level m
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Sunrise
7:28 - - 7:28 - - 7:30 - - 7:31 - - 7:31 - - 7:31 - - 7:33 - - 7:33 - - 7:33 - -
Sunset
- 4:57 - - 4:57 - - 4:55 - - 4:55 - - 4:54 - - 4:54 - - 4:53 - - 4:53 - - 4:53 -

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

The weather forecast for Frenchman's Cap is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon nightTemperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue night)Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, stormy winds from the W by Mon night).

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

A dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Thu nightFreeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -4°C on Thu morning)Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Frenchman's Cap Weather (Days 6-9):

A dusting of new snowFreeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Tue night)Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Issued local time.

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.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
lightning 9km ENE of Queenstown
26 km NW
259m alt.
1 hour ago
° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Butlers Gorge
35 km E
666m alt.
1 hour ago
-0.2° C
No report.
39
Strong winds from the W
(39 kph at 280).
Strahan
45 km W
8m alt.
1 hour ago
6.7° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
StrahanArptAws
47 km W
22m alt.
1 hour ago
7.1° C
Rain
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 210).
Mid: overcast
Mount Read
53 km NW
1120m alt.
1 hour ago
-0.7° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Frenchman's Cap and within an acceptable time window.