Mountain weather
Mourne Mountains
Confidence
High for a showery day on Sunday. High for changeable weather continuing into next week.
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Sun 30 AugSunrise:Sunset:
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Mon 31 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.
Poor Visibility
Thunderstorms
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Mostly cloudy with showers, heavy at times.
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
30%
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30%
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40%
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50%
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30%
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30%
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Wind direction and speed
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12:00
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21:00
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600m
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600m | SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
S 14mph knots
S
14mph |
S 14mph knots
S
14mph |
SE 15mph knots
SE
15mph |
S 9mph knots
S
9mph |
NW 9mph knots
NW
9mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 3mph knots
SW
3mph |
S 7mph knots
S
7mph |
S 8mph knots
S
8mph |
SE 9mph knots
SE
9mph |
S 5mph knots
S
5mph |
NW 6mph knots
NW
6mph |
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Valley
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Valley | SW 1mph knots
SW
1mph |
S 7mph knots
S
7mph |
S 7mph knots
S
7mph |
SE 8mph knots
SE
8mph |
SE 4mph knots
SE
4mph |
NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph |
Wind gust
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Time
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Time |
06:00
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09:00
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12:00
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15:00
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18:00
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21:00
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600m
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600m | 19mph | 18mph | 19mph | 21mph | 12mph | 12mph |
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300m
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300m | 9mph | 11mph | 13mph | 15mph | 8mph | 9mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 9mph | 11mph | 13mph | 14mph | 7mph | 9mph |
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Time
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Time |
06:00
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09:00
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12:00
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15:00
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18:00
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21:00
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600m
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600m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°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 | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2500m
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2500m
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2400m
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2400m
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2400m
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2400m
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Time
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Time |
06:00
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09:00
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12:00
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15:00
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18:00
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21:00
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600m
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600m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2500m
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2500m
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2400m
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2400m
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2400m
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2400m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Be prepared for drenching conditions as showers pass by. Hill fog will make for navigational difficulties at times.
Weather
Often cloudy with showers or occasionally longer spells of rain. Showers will be heavy at times with a chance of thunder in the afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
50%
Low cloud and visibility
Poor in areas of cloud down to 500 to 700 metres as showers pass by, otherwise cloud down to 900 metres at times shrouding the higher tops.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Showers around dawn for a short time. Then the rest of the day will be dry with some bright or sunny spells. Strong northwesterly summit winds with significant wind chill.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
80%
Maximum wind speed expected
Northwesterly 25 mph
Temperature
- At 700m Plus 11 Celsius
- Valley Plus 10 rising to 17 Celsius
- Freezing level Above summits
Low cloud and visibility
Very good visibility with cloud mostly above the tops. Cloud lowering to 600 metres at first in showers.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Tue 1 Sep
Rain will spread east in the early hours, then turning dry and bright from mid-morning. Fresh to strong northwesterly summit winds.
Wed 2 Sep
Rain will spread northeast during the morning followed by drier weather with the odd passing shower in the afternoon. Strong southwesterly summit winds.
Thu 3 Sep
Variable amounts of cloud and a few showers. Fresh westerly summit winds.
Mountain weather information
Tue 1 Sep
Rain will spread east in the early hours, then turning dry and bright from mid-morning. Fresh to strong northwesterly summit winds.
Wed 2 Sep
Rain will spread northeast during the morning followed by drier weather with the odd passing shower in the afternoon. Strong southwesterly summit winds.
Thu 3 Sep
Variable amounts of cloud and a few showers. Fresh westerly 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.