Mountain weather
Mourne Mountains
Confidence
High for pattern also for abatement of the very high temperatures from the weekend, but lowering for the extent of shower detail thereafter.
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Warm and dry with little cloud about and light winds.
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
Warm to hot, mostly dry and increasingly sunny. Light winds.
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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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20%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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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 | N 6mph knots
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6mph |
N 4mph knots
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4mph |
N 4mph knots
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4mph |
SE 3mph knots
SE
3mph |
SE 4mph knots
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4mph |
SE 5mph knots
SE
5mph |
E 5mph knots
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5mph |
NE 8mph knots
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8mph |
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300m
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300m | N 2mph knots
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2mph |
N 3mph knots
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3mph |
N 3mph knots
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3mph |
SE 3mph knots
SE
3mph |
SE 4mph knots
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4mph |
SE 5mph knots
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5mph |
E 5mph knots
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5mph |
NE 6mph knots
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6mph |
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Valley
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Valley | NE 2mph knots
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2mph |
N 2mph knots
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2mph |
NE 2mph knots
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2mph |
SE 3mph knots
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3mph |
S 5mph knots
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5mph |
S 6mph knots
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6mph |
SE 4mph knots
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4mph |
NE 4mph knots
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Wind gust
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600m
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600m | 8mph | 5mph | 6mph | 6mph | 8mph | 10mph | 9mph | 11mph |
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300m
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300m | 4mph | 4mph | 5mph | 6mph | 8mph | 10mph | 8mph | 10mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 5mph | 4mph | 5mph | 6mph | 9mph | 10mph | 7mph | 8mph |
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600m
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600m | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
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300m
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300m | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 19 degrees Celsius 19°C | 19 degrees Celsius 19°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 20 degrees Celsius 20°C | 21 degrees Celsius 21°C | 20 degrees Celsius 20°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C |
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3400m
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3600m
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3500m
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3800m
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3800m
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3800m
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3800m
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3800m
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600m
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600m | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
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300m
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300m | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 19 degrees Celsius 19°C | 19 degrees Celsius 19°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 20 degrees Celsius 20°C | 21 degrees Celsius 21°C | 21 degrees Celsius 21°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
3400m
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3600m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Sufficient water and sun cream is essential.
Weather
Rather cloudy start to the day with a small chance of the odd light shower appearing. Sunny spells increasing from mid-morning bringing a warm to hot, afternoon, with a small risk of showers developing. Risk of sunburn in exposure.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60% becoming 80% for the afternoon
Low cloud and visibility
Patchy cloud occasionally lowering 600m during the morning, before tending to lift and break into the afternoon. Visibility good or very good, becoming moderate or poor in showers, very poor within cloud.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
A cloudier start with the chance of a few early showers. Otherwise a dry and increasingly hot day in strong afternoon sunshine. Fresh to strong summit winds.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
75% becoming 95% for the afternoon
Maximum wind speed expected
Southeast mean 25-30mph with gusts reaching 40-45mph across more exposed ridges and summits
Temperature
- At 700m Plus 18 Celsius increasing 23 Celsius during the afternoon
- Valley Plus 15 Celsius increasing 26 Celsius during the afternoon
- Freezing level Above all summits
Low cloud and visibility
Patchy cloud possible down to 600m early to mid-morning, otherwise no significant low cloud expected. Visibility good or very good.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Fri 26 Jun
Occasional showers, perhaps some turning heavier, mixed with sunny spells. Hot again, but probably one or two degrees down from Thursday's max's. Fresh summit winds.
Sat 27 Jun
Rather cloudy with occasional showers, these heavy at times. Temperatures significantly lower than the end of the week. Fresh summit winds.
Sun 28 Jun
Rather cloudy again with further showers. Temperatures lower again, probably back to the seasonal averages. Strong to gale 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.