Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Mourne Mountains

Confidence

Medium

Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.

Poor Visibility
Poor visibility presents challenging route finding conditions. Visibility could be significantly less than 50 metres in all directions with few or no visual references, especially on featureless moors or plateaux. Distances become hard to judge and cliff or cornice edges can be difficult to recognise. These conditions require good navigational skills. There is a risk of white-out conditions when mist or fog is combined with extensive snow cover.

Mountain weather forecast

Cloudy or bright. Patchy rain.

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Cloudy Light rain Dull Sunny intervals Cloudy Light rain
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
30%
60%
30%
20%
30%
60%

Wind direction and speed

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m W 26mph knots
W
26mph
W 19mph knots
W
19mph
SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph
W 21mph knots
W
21mph
W 18mph knots
W
18mph
SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph
300m
300m W 11mph knots
W
11mph
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph
W 12mph knots
W
12mph
W 10mph knots
W
10mph
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph
Valley
Valley W 9mph knots
W
9mph
W 6mph knots
W
6mph
SW 8mph knots
SW
8mph
W 10mph knots
W
10mph
W 8mph knots
W
8mph
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 37mph 26mph 25mph 29mph 25mph 21mph
300m
300m 21mph 14mph 17mph 20mph 17mph 13mph
Valley
Valley 21mph 14mph 17mph 20mph 16mph 13mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 5 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 10 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 11 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 16 degrees Celsius 18 degrees Celsius 18 degrees Celsius 17 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
3100m
3300m
2900m
3500m
3500m
3600m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Nothing further to add.

Weather

Cloudy during the day with some brightness at times, but patchy light rain or showers are expected, the rain becoming more widespread and persistent in the evening.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

70% falling 20% in the evening.

Low cloud and visibility

Occasional or extensive cloud, base typically around 600m, occasional rising above the summits, before lowering 500m or less in the evening. Visibility generally good or very good, but moderate to very poor in cloud and rain, and often moderate to very poor later in the evening.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast