Mountain weather
Mourne Mountains
Confidence
High confidence for a windy and showery Saturday followed by a largely settled Sunday and Monday. Some uncertainty on the rainfall detail from Monday evening as conditions become more unsettled again.
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Clear spells, the odd shower and strong winds. Gales on exposed high ground with gusts of 40-50mph
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Gales
Poor Visibility
Mountain weather forecast
Bright but windy with scattered showers. Risk of gales on tops
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
40%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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40%
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30%
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20%
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20%
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Wind direction and speed
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600m
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600m | W 33mph knots
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33mph |
W 35mph knots
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35mph |
W 33mph knots
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33mph |
W 29mph knots
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29mph |
W 26mph knots
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26mph |
NW 28mph knots
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28mph |
NW 24mph knots
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24mph |
NW 22mph knots
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22mph |
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300m
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300m | W 15mph knots
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15mph |
W 16mph knots
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16mph |
W 16mph knots
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16mph |
W 15mph knots
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15mph |
W 16mph knots
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16mph |
NW 18mph knots
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18mph |
NW 14mph knots
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14mph |
NW 9mph knots
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9mph |
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Valley
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Valley | W 12mph knots
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12mph |
W 12mph knots
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12mph |
W 12mph knots
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12mph |
W 13mph knots
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13mph |
W 13mph knots
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13mph |
NW 15mph knots
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15mph |
NW 12mph knots
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12mph |
NW 8mph knots
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8mph |
Wind gust
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600m
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600m | 46mph | 49mph | 46mph | 40mph | 37mph | 40mph | 33mph | 31mph |
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300m
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300m | 29mph | 30mph | 29mph | 27mph | 27mph | 30mph | 25mph | 19mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 28mph | 29mph | 28mph | 26mph | 26mph | 28mph | 24mph | 19mph |
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600m
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600m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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300m
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300m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°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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1600m
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1600m
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1700m
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1800m
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1800m
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1800m
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1900m
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2300m
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600m
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600m | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
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300m
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300m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1600m
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1600m
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1700m
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1800m
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1800m
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1800m
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1900m
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2300m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Gusts to around 40-45mph on exposed high ground will give difficult walking conditions with a risk of being blown off balance.
Weather
A windy and rather cloudy day with scattered showers, interspersed with a few brief sunnier spells. Showers will become less frequent through the afternoon. Risk of gale force gusts on exposed high ground.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
80%
Low cloud and visibility
Cloud bases generally above tops, but occasionally lowering down to 700m in and around showers. Visibility will be generally good below cloud bases, but perhaps deteriorating to a few kilometres in showers.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
A few patches of low cloud shrouding tops at first. Otherwise a dry and bright day with hazy sunny spells developing in the afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60% rising to >90%.
Maximum wind speed expected
Gusting to 25mph on tops in the morning, then easing.
Temperature
- At 700m Plus 7 rising 13 Celsius.
- Valley Plus 11 rising 19 Celsius.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Patches of hill fog above 700m at first, quickly clearing during the morning. Visibility generally very good.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Mon 15 Jun
A largely dry and settled day with some hazy sunny spells. Showers arriving later. Gentle winds.
Tue 16 Jun
Rather cloudy with a few showery outbreaks of rain. Moderate to fresh summit winds.
Wed 17 Jun
Cloudy with risk of rain or showers. Fresh to strong 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.