Mountain weather
Mourne Mountains
Confidence
High confidence for the general pattern until Monday becoming low from Tuesday. Lower confidence in timing detail of the rainfall.
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Sat 19 SepSunrise:Sunset:
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Sun 20 SepSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Gales
Mountain weather forecast
Mostly dry with increasing bright spells. Gale southwest summit winds slowly easing through the day.
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Weather
(at 600m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 600m)
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Chance of precipitation |
20%
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40%
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20%
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10%
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<5%
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<5%
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Wind direction and speed
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600m
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600m | W 36mph knots
W
36mph |
W 33mph knots
W
33mph |
W 30mph knots
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30mph |
W 32mph knots
W
32mph |
W 26mph knots
W
26mph |
W 31mph knots
W
31mph |
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300m
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300m | W 14mph knots
W
14mph |
W 17mph knots
W
17mph |
W 18mph knots
W
18mph |
W 18mph knots
W
18mph |
W 13mph knots
W
13mph |
W 13mph knots
W
13mph |
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Valley
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Valley | W 12mph knots
W
12mph |
W 14mph knots
W
14mph |
W 15mph knots
W
15mph |
W 15mph knots
W
15mph |
W 11mph knots
W
11mph |
W 10mph knots
W
10mph |
Wind gust
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12:00
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600m
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600m | 50mph | 45mph | 42mph | 44mph | 37mph | 44mph |
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300m
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300m | 29mph | 30mph | 31mph | 31mph | 25mph | 27mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 30mph | 29mph | 30mph | 31mph | 24mph | 25mph |
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09:00
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12:00
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600m
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600m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2000m
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1900m
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1900m
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1700m
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1700m
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1600m
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Time
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Time |
06:00
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12:00
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600m
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600m | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°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 | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2000m
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1900m
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1900m
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1700m
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1700m
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1600m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Early cloud will soon lift and clear.
Weather
The chance of an odd shower otherwise a mostly dry day with bright or sunny spells increasing through the afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30%.
Low cloud and visibility
Cloud will be broken with base 500-700m, this will soon lift above the summits while breaking. The visibility will stay mostly good.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
The day will stay dry with bright or sunny spells into the early afternoon. The afternoon will stay dry but become dull as high cloud spreads east.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
80%.
Maximum wind speed expected
West 25-30mph gust 45mph.
Temperature
- At 700m Plus 7C.
- Valley Plus 8C rising plus 16C.
- Freezing level Above the summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Broken cloud 900-1100m will break during the afternoon. The visibility will stay good.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Mon 21 Sep
Cloudy with early patchy rain and drizzle. Fresh west summit winds.
Tue 22 Sep
Cloudy with a patchy light rain at times. Moderate westerly summit winds.
Wed 23 Sep
Cloudy and mostly dry becoming brighter later. Moderate northwest summit winds.
Mountain weather information
Mon 21 Sep
Cloudy with early patchy rain and drizzle. Fresh west summit winds.
Tue 22 Sep
Cloudy with a patchy light rain at times. Moderate westerly summit winds.
Wed 23 Sep
Cloudy and mostly dry becoming brighter later. Moderate northwest summit 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.