The Lion (mountain)
Weather Forecast, Australia

"Shark Attack" (Inaccessible South Peak of Mt Pieter Botte, seen from the North Peak), Mount Pieter Botte

Mount Pieter Botte

 

Days 0-3 The Lion (mountain) Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 3-6 The Lion (mountain) Weather Summary:

Mild with moderate rain (total 11mm) on Thu afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM
snow showers
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light rain
partially cloudy
moderate rain
light snow
light snow
Wind km/h
40 W40
35 WSW35
40 SW40
30 SSW30
15 SW15
15 SW15
20 WSW20
10 WSW10
15 SW15
10 SW10
10 NW10
15 NW15
15 NNW15
25 WNW25
25 NW25
45 WNW45
35 SW35
25 WSW25
snow shwrs some clouds snow shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds light rain some clouds mod. rain light snow light snow
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - 8 - -
Snow
Snow cm
4 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 1
High °C
2 0 0 -1 -2 0 0 -1 1 1 1 4 4 5 6 6 2 0
Low °C
0 -1 0 -2 -2 -1 -1 -2 0 0 0 3 4 3 6 4 -1 -1
Chill °C
-5 -8 -7 -8 -7 -5 -5 -5 -3 -2 -2 1 0 2 2 0 -5 -6
Freezing level m
1250 850 950 900 650 900 950 800 1000 1100 950 1400 1650 1700 1850 1900 1050 900
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
200-1-200-111144566209787577599412107121287
Sunrise
- - 6:03 - - 6:01 - - 6:01 - - 5:58 - - 5:56 - - 5:54
Sunset
6:10 - - 6:12 - - 6:13 - - 6:15 - - 6:15 - - 6:16 - -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for The Lion (mountain) at the specific elevation of 988 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of The Lion (mountain). 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
Scotts Peak Dam
20 km SE
410m alt.
8 hours ago
4.7° C
moderate rain
Rain
76
Severe gales from the WNW
(76 kph at 300).
Low Rocky Point
45 km WSW
35m alt.
1 hour ago
10.0° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 260).
Low Rocky Pt(aws)
45 km WSW
35m alt.
2 hours ago
9.3° C
No report.
74
Gales from the WNW
(74 kph at 300).
Maydena
48 km ENE
270m alt.
2 hours ago
9.2° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Warra
55 km ESE
495m alt.
2 hours ago
3.8° C
Fog, sky visible, thinning.
31
Fresh winds from the WNW
(31 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 The Lion (mountain) and within an acceptable time window.