Mountain weather
Mourne Mountains
Confidence
High confidence for a bright but windy Sunday. Some uncertainty on the extent and timing of the showery rain on Tuesday.
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Rather cloudy with the risk of a heavy and perhaps thundery shower. Strong to gale force summit winds.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Gales
Poor Visibility
Mountain weather forecast
Sunny spells, scattered showers from mid-morning. Strong winds, risk of gales on tops.
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
60%
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60%
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20%
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20%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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Wind direction and speed
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600m
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600m | SW 24mph knots
SW
24mph |
W 24mph knots
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24mph |
SW 20mph knots
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20mph |
SW 24mph knots
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24mph |
SW 27mph knots
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27mph |
SW 31mph knots
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31mph |
SW 26mph knots
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26mph |
SW 24mph knots
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24mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 10mph knots
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10mph |
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
SW 18mph knots
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18mph |
SW 20mph knots
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20mph |
SW 15mph knots
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15mph |
SW 12mph knots
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12mph |
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Valley
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Valley | SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
W 10mph knots
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10mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 14mph knots
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14mph |
SW 16mph knots
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16mph |
SW 17mph knots
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17mph |
SW 13mph knots
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13mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
Wind gust
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600m
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600m | 32mph | 34mph | 27mph | 34mph | 39mph | 44mph | 37mph | 34mph |
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300m
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300m | 20mph | 21mph | 19mph | 26mph | 30mph | 34mph | 27mph | 23mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 20mph | 23mph | 19mph | 26mph | 29mph | 33mph | 26mph | 21mph |
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600m
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600m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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300m
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300m | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
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2100m
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1700m
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1600m
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1800m
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1900m
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1800m
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1800m
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600m
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600m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
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300m
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300m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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2800m
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2100m
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1700m
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1600m
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1800m
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1900m
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1800m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Gusts up to around 45 mph on exposed high terrain during Sunday afternoon will make for difficult walking with a risk of being blown off balance. High UV levels despite cloud cover at times, suitable protection required.
Weather
Heavy showery outbreaks of rain soon clearing away in the early hours. Then a bright day with sunny spells and a few scattered showers developing from late morning. A breezy day with strong winds on tops, risk of gales for a time.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
>95% during daytime
Low cloud and visibility
Fairly widespread cloud bases 600-800m the early hours, breaking up and lifting above all tops during the morning. Visibility will be good below cloud bases, with occasional deteriorations in early rain or showers.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
A mainly dry but rather cloudy morning. A few brighter spells developing but also risk of heavy showers in the afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60% rising to 90%
Maximum wind speed expected
Mean speed 20-25mph gusting 35mph on tops at first, moderating during the day.
Temperature
- At 700m Plus 8 rising 12 Celsius.
- Valley Plus 13 rising 18 Celsius.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
A few patches of cloud with bases around 800m at first, breaking up and lifting above all tops during the morning. Good visibility but risk of briefly deteriorating to a couple of kilometres in showers.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Tue 30 Jun
Rather cloudy with patchy hill fog and showery outbreaks of rain, perhaps heavy and thundery in the afternoon. Fresh to strong summit winds easing.
Wed 1 Jul
Bright but mostly dry, turning generally cloudier later. Gentle winds at first strengthening in the afternoon.
Thu 2 Jul
Breezy but rather cloudy, risk of a few showers or patchy rain.
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.