Mountain weather
Mourne Mountains
Confidence
Low for extent of cloud breaks on Saturday, and into next week too
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Sat 4 JulSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Dry and windy with broken cloud down to 750 metres, lowering to 500 metres towards midnight. Fresh to strong southwesterly summit winds.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Poor Visibility
Gales
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Cloudy and windy with occasional rain in the morning, drier afternoon
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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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30%
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30%
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20%
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20%
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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 26mph knots
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26mph |
W 27mph knots
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27mph |
W 27mph knots
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27mph |
W 27mph knots
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27mph |
W 27mph knots
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27mph |
W 27mph knots
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27mph |
W 25mph knots
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25mph |
W 24mph knots
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24mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 13mph knots
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13mph |
W 14mph knots
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14mph |
W 14mph knots
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14mph |
W 16mph knots
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16mph |
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 13mph knots
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13mph |
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Valley
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Valley | W 11mph knots
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11mph |
W 12mph knots
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12mph |
W 11mph knots
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11mph |
W 13mph knots
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13mph |
W 13mph knots
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13mph |
W 14mph knots
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14mph |
W 12mph knots
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12mph |
W 10mph knots
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10mph |
Wind gust
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600m
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600m | 37mph | 39mph | 37mph | 39mph | 38mph | 38mph | 36mph | 33mph |
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300m
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300m | 23mph | 25mph | 25mph | 28mph | 28mph | 28mph | 26mph | 23mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 23mph | 24mph | 23mph | 26mph | 26mph | 27mph | 24mph | 21mph |
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600m
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600m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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300m
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300m | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C |
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2800m
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2700m
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2500m
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2700m
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3000m
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3100m
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3000m
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3100m
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600m
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600m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2800m
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2700m
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2500m
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2700m
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3000m
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3100m
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3000m
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3100m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Hill fog will make navigational difficulties and strong summit winds will lead to slow progress.
Weather
The morning will be cloudy with occasional rain or drizzle, but some drier spells of weather too. Becoming largely dry in the afternoon with the cloud tending to lift and break at times.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30% in the morning, 50% in the afternoon
Low cloud and visibility
Poor in extensive cloud down to 500 to 700 metres, this tending to lift and break to 700 to 800 metres in the afternoon.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Mostly dry and cloudy, a little light and patchy rain possible in the evening. Cloud will lift and break somewhat in the afternoon. Windy on the summits.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
40%, best chance in the afternoon across the east of the Park
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwesterly 25 mph
Temperature
- At 700m Plus 13 Celsius
- Valley Plus 14 rising to 20 Celsius
- Freezing level Above the summits
Low cloud and visibility
Poor in the morning with widespread cloud in the morning down to 500 to 700 metres, this lifting and thinning in the afternoon to 700 to 800 metres
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Mon 6 Jul
Dry although there is still likely to be a good of cloud around, albeit above the summits. Lighter winds.
Tue 7 Jul
Largely dry and cloudy, perhaps a little drizzle at first. Cloud likely to shroud the summits.
Wed 8 Jul
Little change, remaining largely dry and cloudy.
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.