Mountain weather
Mourne Mountains
Confidence
High confidence for the overall themes for the next few days. Some uncertainty the extent of the thundery showers on Tuesday afternoon.
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Mon 29 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Tue 30 JunSunrise: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
Mainly dry, bright and breezy. Risk of showers later. Strong winds on tops.
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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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30%
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60%
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Wind direction and speed
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600m
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600m | W 25mph knots
W
25mph |
SW 19mph knots
SW
19mph |
SW 17mph knots
SW
17mph |
S 17mph knots
S
17mph |
S 18mph knots
S
18mph |
SW 25mph knots
SW
25mph |
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300m
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300m | W 13mph knots
W
13mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
S 10mph knots
S
10mph |
S 8mph knots
S
8mph |
SW 9mph knots
SW
9mph |
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Valley
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Valley | W 9mph knots
W
9mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
S 9mph knots
S
9mph |
S 7mph knots
S
7mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
Wind gust
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600m
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600m | 34mph | 26mph | 24mph | 23mph | 24mph | 34mph |
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300m
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300m | 21mph | 19mph | 18mph | 16mph | 15mph | 19mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 19mph | 20mph | 18mph | 16mph | 14mph | 19mph |
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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 | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2200m
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2200m
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2200m
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2200m
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2300m
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2200m
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600m
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600m | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°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 | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2200m
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2200m
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2200m
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2200m
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2300m
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2200m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Gusts of 30-40mph on summits and ridges in the morning may give challenging walking conditions with a risk of being blown off balance.
Weather
Mainly dry and bright but rather cloudy, with patchy hill fog lifting above tops through the morning. Best of the sunnier spells later in the afternoon, perhaps triggering a few showers. Outbreaks of rain spread in from the west overnight. A breezy day with strong winds on tops.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60% rising to 90% by afternoon.
Low cloud and visibility
Patchy low cloud bases around 700m first thing in the morning, lifting above tops in the afternoon. Visibility will be very good below cloud bases.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
A bright but rather cloudy day with outbreaks of rain followed by the risk of showers in the afternoon, some heavy with a risk of thunder.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60% rising to 80%.
Maximum wind speed expected
Mean speed 20-25mph gusting 35mph at first on tops, easing through the morning.
Temperature
- At 700m Plus 9 rising 12 Celsius.
- Valley Plus 14 rising 19 Celsius.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Occasional low cloud bases around 800m in the morning, these tending to lift and break up through the day. Visibility will be good below cloud bases, but perhaps poor in heavy and thundery showers in the afternoon.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Wed 1 Jul
Dry and bright for much of the day, but risk of rain later alongside strengthening winds.
Thu 2 Jul
Partly cloudy with a few scattered showers, mainly in the west. Strong summit winds.
Fri 3 Jul
Mainly cloudy with the risk of rain later. Strengthening summit winds.
Mountain weather information
Wed 1 Jul
Dry and bright for much of the day, but risk of rain later alongside strengthening winds.
Thu 2 Jul
Partly cloudy with a few scattered showers, mainly in the west. Strong summit winds.
Fri 3 Jul
Mainly cloudy with the risk of rain later. Strengthening 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.