Mountain weather
Mourne Mountains
Confidence
High confidence in Sunday being the best day, followed by increasingly unsettled conditions into next week. Some uncertainty on timing of the bands of rain spreading across the area next week.
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Sun 31 MaySunrise:Sunset:
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Mon 1 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Heavy and thundery showers with gusty winds and risk of hail. Risk of a brief spell of torrential rain
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 with scattered showers.
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
30%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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30%
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40%
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30%
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20%
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Wind direction and speed
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600m
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600m | W 22mph knots
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22mph |
W 23mph knots
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23mph |
W 20mph knots
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20mph |
W 19mph knots
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19mph |
W 20mph knots
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20mph |
W 17mph knots
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17mph |
W 15mph knots
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15mph |
W 14mph knots
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14mph |
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300m
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300m | W 9mph knots
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9mph |
W 12mph knots
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12mph |
W 10mph knots
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10mph |
W 12mph knots
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12mph |
W 13mph knots
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13mph |
W 11mph knots
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11mph |
W 9mph knots
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9mph |
W 6mph knots
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6mph |
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Valley
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Valley | W 5mph knots
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5mph |
W 9mph knots
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9mph |
W 9mph knots
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9mph |
W 10mph knots
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10mph |
W 11mph knots
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11mph |
W 10mph knots
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10mph |
W 8mph knots
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8mph |
W 4mph knots
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4mph |
Wind gust
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600m
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600m | 30mph | 32mph | 28mph | 27mph | 28mph | 24mph | 21mph | 19mph |
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300m
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300m | 16mph | 21mph | 18mph | 20mph | 22mph | 19mph | 16mph | 11mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 15mph | 20mph | 17mph | 19mph | 20mph | 18mph | 16mph | 10mph |
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600m
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600m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
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2200m
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1800m
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2000m
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2100m
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2300m
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2400m
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600m
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600m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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300m
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300m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2200m
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2400m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Feeling rather chilly on summits in fresh winds. Also note high UV levels despite often rather cloudy skies.
Weather
Bright with sunny spells and scattered showers after any early hill fog clears.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
40% at first, increasing to 90% in the morning.
Low cloud and visibility
Patchy cloud bases around 600m first thing, quickly lifting above summits. Visibility will be generally good below cloud bases, perhaps briefly deteriorating to a few kilometres in any showers.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Cloudy, dull and wet with hill fog shrouding most tops, the rain often heavy and persistent in the morning, but turning brighter in the afternoon with a few showers.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
20% increasing to 60% in the afternoon.
Maximum wind speed expected
Mean speed 20-25mph on summits and ridges, gusting 30-35mph.
Temperature
- At 700m Plus 10 Celsius.
- Valley Plus 13 rising to 15 Celsius.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Extensive low cloud occasionally lowering down to 400-500m, especially in the southwest.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Tue 2 Jun
Partly cloudy with showers or longer spells of rain, some potentially heavy and thundery. Gentle summit winds.
Wed 3 Jun
Unseasonably unsettled with rain followed by bright spells and heavy, thundery showers. Strong to gale force summit winds.
Thu 4 Jun
Another unsettled day with further heavy showers and strong winds on summits.
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.