Mountain weather
Mourne Mountains
Confidence
High confidence for continuing unsettled conditions through the next five days with lower confidence in the timing and amounts of the passing rain and showers.
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This eveningSunrise:Sunset:
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Tue 16 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Wed 17 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Bright spells and mostly dry with a moderate southeast summit wind turning southwest later.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Poor Visibility
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Cloudy with patchy drizzle, brighter with afternoon showers. Moderate westerly summit winds turn southerly later.
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
<5%
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<5%
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20%
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60%
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30%
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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 12mph knots
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12mph |
W 14mph knots
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14mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 10mph knots
SW
10mph |
S 13mph knots
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13mph |
S 13mph knots
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13mph |
S 12mph knots
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12mph |
SW 13mph knots
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13mph |
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300m
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300m | W 3mph knots
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3mph |
W 5mph knots
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5mph |
W 3mph knots
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3mph |
SW 7mph knots
SW
7mph |
S 9mph knots
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9mph |
S 7mph knots
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7mph |
S 8mph knots
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8mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
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Valley
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Valley | W 1mph knots
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1mph |
W 4mph knots
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4mph |
SE 2mph knots
SE
2mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
S 8mph knots
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8mph |
S 6mph knots
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6mph |
S 6mph knots
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6mph |
S 3mph knots
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3mph |
Wind gust
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600m
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600m | 18mph | 21mph | 16mph | 13mph | 18mph | 16mph | 15mph | 18mph |
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300m
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300m | 8mph | 10mph | 7mph | 10mph | 14mph | 11mph | 11mph | 10mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 7mph | 10mph | 6mph | 9mph | 13mph | 10mph | 10mph | 8mph |
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600m
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600m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°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 | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2800m
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2700m
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2700m
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2400m
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2100m
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2800m
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3200m
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3100m
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600m
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600m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2800m
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2700m
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2700m
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2400m
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2100m
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2800m
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3200m
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3100m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Cloud and rain in the morning will make navigation difficult, these conditions improve through the afternoon.
Weather
A cloudy morning with patchy light rain or drizzle. The afternoon will become brighter with scattered showers for a time.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
less than 20%, rising 60% in the afternoon.
Low cloud and visibility
The morning will see extensive cloud with a base 300-600m. This cloud will lift to 700-900m from the early afternoon. The good visibility will fall poor in rain and showers.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
A cloudy morning with some showery rain. The rain will clear during the morning to leave the afternoon dry with sunny periods.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
less than 20%, rising 80% in the afternoon.
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwest 20-25mph gust 35mph.
Temperature
- At 700m Plus 11C.
- Valley Plus 11C rising plus 19C.
- Freezing level Above the summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Extensive cloud with a base 300-500m in the early morning. This cloud will break and lift to above the summits from the early afternoon. The visibility will fall poor in rain and very poor in low cloud becoming good in the afternoon.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Thu 18 Jun
Bright and dry morning, cloudy with increasing outbreaks of rain in the afternoon. Near gale southwest summit winds.
Fri 19 Jun
Cloudy with rain at first becoming drier and brighter later. Moderate southwest summit winds.
Sat 20 Jun
Sunny spells with the odd shower. Moderate southeast 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.