Mountain weather
Mourne Mountains
Confidence
Some uncertainty on Tuesday's rainfall detail given the slow moving nature of the frontal zone. Otherwise high confidence in the broad themes for next 5 days.
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Tue 22 SepSunrise:Sunset:
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Wed 23 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.
Poor Visibility
Mountain weather forecast
A mainly dry and bright morning. Patchy rain later.
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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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20%
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20%
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30%
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40%
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70%
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Wind direction and speed
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600m
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600m | W 14mph knots
W
14mph |
W 14mph knots
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14mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
S 14mph knots
S
14mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
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300m
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300m | W 5mph knots
W
5mph |
W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph |
S 8mph knots
S
8mph |
S 6mph knots
S
6mph |
SW 4mph knots
SW
4mph |
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Valley
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Valley | W 3mph knots
W
3mph |
W 7mph knots
W
7mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
S 4mph knots
S
4mph |
SW 2mph knots
SW
2mph |
Wind gust
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600m
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600m | 19mph | 19mph | 17mph | 17mph | 18mph | 15mph |
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300m
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300m | 11mph | 11mph | 13mph | 12mph | 11mph | 9mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 11mph | 13mph | 13mph | 12mph | 10mph | 7mph |
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600m
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600m | 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 | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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300m
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300m | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2400m
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2800m
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2600m
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2700m
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2800m
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2800m
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600m
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600m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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300m
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300m | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2400m
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2800m
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2600m
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2700m
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2800m
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2800m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Nothing to add.
Weather
Mainly dry and bright in the morning with a few patches of hill fog. Turning widely cloudier through the afternoon, then a frontal zone brings rain across the area in the evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30% early and late, 70% during much of daytime.
Low cloud and visibility
Patchy cloud bases 400-600m at first, lifting above most tops during the morning before deteriorating again in the evening.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Rain clearing east during the early morning, followed by a drier and brighter afternoon with some sunny spells and the odd light scattered shower.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30% at first, increasing to 90%.
Maximum wind speed expected
Gusting 20-30mph on tops in the morning.
Temperature
- At 700m Plus 6 rising 8 Celsius.
- Valley Plus 10 rising 14 Celsius.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Patches of cloud with bases around 700m in the early morning will lift above tops. Visibility will be very good, but occasionally poor in early rain.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Thu 24 Sep
Turning cloudy and windy with severe gales on tops, locally storm force in the afternoon. Rain in the evening.
Fri 25 Sep
Mainly cloudy morning with outbreaks of rain. Bright spells and showers later. Strong winds on tops.
Sat 26 Sep
Remaining rather unsettled with bright spells and showers. Strong to gale force winds on tops.
Mountain weather information
Thu 24 Sep
Turning cloudy and windy with severe gales on tops, locally storm force in the afternoon. Rain in the evening.
Fri 25 Sep
Mainly cloudy morning with outbreaks of rain. Bright spells and showers later. Strong winds on tops.
Sat 26 Sep
Remaining rather unsettled with bright spells and showers. Strong to gale force winds on tops.
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.