Mountain weather
Mourne Mountains
Confidence
High for settled weather developing over the weekend and early next week. Low for extent of rain on Tuesday.
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This eveningSunrise:Sunset:
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Fri 21 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Sat 22 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Chance of a shower at first otherwise dry and partly cloudy.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Poor Visibility
Mountain weather forecast
Bright spells and showers, drier later
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
10%
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10%
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10%
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30%
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40%
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20%
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10%
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<5%
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Wind direction and speed
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600m
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600m | NW 26mph knots
NW
26mph |
NW 25mph knots
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25mph |
NW 23mph knots
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23mph |
N 18mph knots
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18mph |
N 15mph knots
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15mph |
N 14mph knots
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14mph |
N 18mph knots
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18mph |
N 23mph knots
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23mph |
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300m
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300m | NW 14mph knots
NW
14mph |
NW 13mph knots
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13mph |
N 13mph knots
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13mph |
N 13mph knots
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13mph |
N 10mph knots
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10mph |
N 9mph knots
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9mph |
N 11mph knots
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11mph |
N 13mph knots
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13mph |
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Valley
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Valley | NW 12mph knots
NW
12mph |
NW 11mph knots
NW
11mph |
NW 11mph knots
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11mph |
N 12mph knots
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12mph |
N 9mph knots
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9mph |
N 9mph knots
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9mph |
N 10mph knots
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10mph |
N 11mph knots
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11mph |
Wind gust
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600m
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600m | 37mph | 35mph | 31mph | 25mph | 22mph | 20mph | 25mph | 32mph |
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300m
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300m | 26mph | 24mph | 23mph | 21mph | 17mph | 16mph | 19mph | 23mph |
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Valley | 24mph | 22mph | 21mph | 20mph | 17mph | 16mph | 18mph | 21mph |
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600m
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600m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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300m
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300m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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600m
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600m | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C |
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300m
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300m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
It will be significantly colder than of late at height with feels like temperatures close to freezing around dawn.
Weather
Starting off dry but a few passing showers are likely to develop from late morning until mid afternoon, then the rest of the day will be dry.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
80%
Low cloud and visibility
Very good visibility with patchy cloud above 800 metres at first, otherwise cloud mostly above the summits. Cloud occasionally shrouding the very highest tops as showers pass by.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Dry throughout with some good spells of sunshine, some patchy cloud by afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
80%
Maximum wind speed expected
Northwesterly 15 mph
Temperature
- At 700m Plus 6 rising to 11 Celsius
- Valley Plus 6 rising to 18 Celsius
- Freezing level Above the summits
Low cloud and visibility
Very good visibility with cloud above summits
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Sun 23 Aug
Dry throughout but clouding over through the morning. Light winds at height. Cloud above summits.
Mon 24 Aug
High pressure will bring dry and sunny weather across the Lake District. Freshening southeasterly winds.
Tue 25 Aug
Windy with a chance of showers spreading north. Strong southeasterly winds.
Summit specific forecast
The Mourne Mountains are a granite mountain range in County Down in the southeast of Northern Ireland, is an area of outstanding natural beauty, and has been proposed as the first National Park in Northern Ireland.