Mountain weather
Mourne Mountains
Confidence
High for the weather pattern for the coming week, but low for extent of cloud breaks on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Tue 28 JulSunrise:Sunset:
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Wed 29 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.
Gales
Poor Visibility
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Mainly dry and cloudy. Windy on the tops.
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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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10%
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10%
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10%
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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 36mph knots
SW
36mph |
SW 25mph knots
SW
25mph |
SW 23mph knots
SW
23mph |
SW 21mph knots
SW
21mph |
S 13mph knots
S
13mph |
W 18mph knots
W
18mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 18mph knots
SW
18mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
S 6mph knots
S
6mph |
W 5mph knots
W
5mph |
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Valley
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Valley | SW 15mph knots
SW
15mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
SW 13mph knots
SW
13mph |
SW 11mph knots
SW
11mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
W 4mph knots
W
4mph |
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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18:00
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21:00
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600m
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600m | 50mph | 35mph | 32mph | 29mph | 18mph | 25mph |
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300m
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300m | 32mph | 26mph | 24mph | 22mph | 11mph | 12mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 31mph | 29mph | 24mph | 21mph | 13mph | 13mph |
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Time
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Time |
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09:00
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12:00
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600m
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600m | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
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300m
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300m | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 19 degrees Celsius 19°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 20 degrees Celsius 20°C | 21 degrees Celsius 21°C | 20 degrees Celsius 20°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
3500m
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2900m
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3200m
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3100m
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3100m
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3000m
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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 | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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300m
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300m | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C | 19 degrees Celsius 19°C | 20 degrees Celsius 20°C | 18 degrees Celsius 18°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
3500m
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2900m
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3200m
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3100m
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3100m
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3000m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Be prepared for strong winds at height in the morning.
Weather
Cloudy in the morning with the chance of a little rain at first. The afternoon will be dry and cloudy although a few breaks in the cloud sheet possible.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
70%
Low cloud and visibility
Areas of cloud down to 600 metres at first. Otherwise good visibility with patchy cloud down to 800 metres in the afternoon.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Most of the day will be cloudy with occasional rain. Turning drier and clearer from the northwest in the evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
60%
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwesterly 20 mph
Temperature
- At 700m Plus 13 Celsius
- Valley Plus 14 rising to 18 Celsius
- Freezing level Above summits
Low cloud and visibility
Poor in areas of cloud down to 600 metres in the morning, this breaking to patches at 800 metres in the afternoon.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Thu 30 Jul
Dry and bright but showers are likely to spread from the west by afternoon. Light winds.
Fri 31 Jul
Mainly dry and bright.
Sat 1 Aug
Dry and bright.
Mountain weather information
Thu 30 Jul
Dry and bright but showers are likely to spread from the west by afternoon. Light winds.
Fri 31 Jul
Mainly dry and bright.
Sat 1 Aug
Dry and bright.
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.