Mountain weather
Mourne Mountains
Confidence
High confidence in the main themes, but lower confidence for the timing and extent of rain expected later Saturday and Sunday.
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Fri 7 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Sat 8 AugSunrise: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.
Strong Sunlight
Poor Visibility
Mountain weather forecast
Dry with sunny spells developing.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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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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10%
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10%
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10%
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Wind direction and speed
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600m
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600m | SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
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300m
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300m | W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
W 4mph knots
W
4mph |
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Valley
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Valley | SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
W 2mph knots
W
2mph |
Wind gust
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12:00
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600m
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600m | 30mph | 24mph | 26mph | 23mph | 17mph | 16mph |
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300m
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300m | 17mph | 17mph | 20mph | 18mph | 12mph | 9mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 15mph | 17mph | 19mph | 18mph | 11mph | 7mph |
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600m
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600m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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300m
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300m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2000m
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1900m
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2000m
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2100m
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2100m
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2100m
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Time
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Time |
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600m
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600m | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°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 | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2000m
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1900m
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2000m
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2100m
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2100m
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2100m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
High UV levels despite cloud cover at times, suitable protection advised.
Weather
Some patchy hill fog overnight and at first in the morning. Otherwise, a dry day with sunny spells increasing through the afternoon. Moderate to fresh winds on tops.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
40% at first, rising to 90%.
Low cloud and visibility
A few patches of low cloud with bases around 600m first thing in the morning. Cloud will quickly lift off tops through the morning and visibility will be very good.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
A windy and rather cloudy day. A mainly dry morning, then a few spots of rain possible in the afternoon, the rain then becoming more frequent in the evening. Risk of strong winds on tops.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
40% rising to 70% by day
Maximum wind speed expected
Risk of 40-50mph gusts on summits and ridges.
Temperature
- At 700m Plus 11 Celsius
- Valley Plus 12 rising 19 Celsius.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
A few patches of cloud with bases around 700m in the morning, this generally lifting above tops in the afternoon before deteriorating again overnight. Visibility will be generally good below cloud bases.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Sun 9 Aug
Cloudy with patchy hill fog and outbreaks of rain. Fresh winds.
Mon 10 Aug
Rather cloudy with a few outbreaks of light rain, but mainly dry later. Moderate winds.
Tue 11 Aug
Dry and bright with some sunshine at times.
Mountain weather information
Sun 9 Aug
Cloudy with patchy hill fog and outbreaks of rain. Fresh winds.
Mon 10 Aug
Rather cloudy with a few outbreaks of light rain, but mainly dry later. Moderate winds.
Tue 11 Aug
Dry and bright with some sunshine at times.
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.