Mountain weather
Mourne Mountains
Confidence
High for mainly dry and very warm conditions, lower for cloud details and any rain or showers late Friday or Saturday.
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Tue 7 JulSunrise:Sunset:
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Wed 8 JulSunrise: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
Cloudy morning, summit hill fog, then brightening up with some sunny spells developing during the afternoon. Strong westerly winds on the tops easing.
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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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<5%
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<5%
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Wind direction and speed
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600m
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600m | W 31mph knots
W
31mph |
W 23mph knots
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23mph |
W 17mph knots
W
17mph |
W 15mph knots
W
15mph |
NW 15mph knots
NW
15mph |
NW 18mph knots
NW
18mph |
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300m
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300m | W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
W 10mph knots
W
10mph |
W 9mph knots
W
9mph |
W 9mph knots
W
9mph |
NW 9mph knots
NW
9mph |
NW 8mph knots
NW
8mph |
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Valley
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Valley | W 9mph knots
W
9mph |
W 12mph knots
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12mph |
W 9mph knots
W
9mph |
W 8mph knots
W
8mph |
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
Wind gust
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600m
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600m | 43mph | 33mph | 24mph | 22mph | 21mph | 26mph |
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300m
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300m | 18mph | 19mph | 16mph | 16mph | 15mph | 16mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 23mph | 23mph | 18mph | 16mph | 15mph | 16mph |
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600m
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600m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
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300m
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300m | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 19 degrees Celsius 19°C | 20 degrees Celsius 20°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 20 degrees Celsius 20°C | 21 degrees Celsius 21°C | 21 degrees Celsius 21°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
3800m
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3900m
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3800m
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3700m
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4000m
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3800m
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Time
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600m
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600m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°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 | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 19 degrees Celsius 19°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 19 degrees Celsius 19°C | 20 degrees Celsius 20°C | 20 degrees Celsius 20°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
3800m
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3900m
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3800m
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3700m
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4000m
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3800m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Navigational difficulties at first on the tops due to hill fog. Thin then breaking cloud bringing a high sunburn risk.
Weather
Low cloud becoming more widespread overnight. The morning and early afternoon will be cloudy, some summit fog at first, then cloud lifting, and then breaking from mid afternoon to allow some sunshine.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
20% rising to 80% by midday and over 90% from mid afternoon.
Low cloud and visibility
Extensive cloud in the 600-800m range in the morning the cloud lifting off the tops in the afternoon and then breaking. Below cloud visibility will be good.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Low cloud burning off to bring long sunny spells. A warmer day.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
20% at first rising 90% by afternoon.
Maximum wind speed expected
Westerly 10-15mph.
Temperature
- At 700m Plus 12 rising to Plus 17 Celsius.
- Valley Plus 14 rising to Plus 24 Celsius though cooler towards the coast.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Extensive cloud at 600-800m at first breaking and lifting off summits by afternoon. Away from this, visibility will be good.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Thu 9 Jul
Dry and very warm with long sunny spells. Light winds.
Fri 10 Jul
The day mainly dry and hot with sunny spells. Chance of some rain or showers late in the day.
Sat 11 Jul
Any showers dying out then mainly dry though with stronger northeasterly winds.
Mountain weather information
Thu 9 Jul
Dry and very warm with long sunny spells. Light winds.
Fri 10 Jul
The day mainly dry and hot with sunny spells. Chance of some rain or showers late in the day.
Sat 11 Jul
Any showers dying out then mainly dry though with stronger northeasterly 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.