Mountain weather
Mourne Mountains
Confidence
High for mostly settled weather in the next few days. Low for extent of any showers on Friday.
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This eveningSunrise:Sunset:
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Fri 8 MaySunrise:Sunset:
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Sat 9 MaySunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
Any showers dying out early in the evening, otherwise dry with variable cloud cover.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Rather cloudy and mainly dry, chance of a few showers
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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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20%
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30%
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20%
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10%
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10%
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Wind direction and speed
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600m
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600m | SW 16mph knots
SW
16mph |
W 14mph knots
W
14mph |
NW 10mph knots
NW
10mph |
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
N 6mph knots
N
6mph |
NE 7mph knots
NE
7mph |
NE 14mph knots
NE
14mph |
N 20mph knots
N
20mph |
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300m
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300m | SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
W 6mph knots
W
6mph |
NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph |
NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph |
NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph |
NE 6mph knots
NE
6mph |
NE 9mph knots
NE
9mph |
N 12mph knots
N
12mph |
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Valley
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Valley | SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
W 5mph knots
W
5mph |
NW 4mph knots
NW
4mph |
NW 5mph knots
NW
5mph |
N 4mph knots
N
4mph |
NE 6mph knots
NE
6mph |
NE 8mph knots
NE
8mph |
N 11mph knots
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11mph |
Wind gust
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600m
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600m | 24mph | 20mph | 14mph | 10mph | 9mph | 11mph | 19mph | 29mph |
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300m
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300m | 14mph | 13mph | 10mph | 8mph | 7mph | 10mph | 15mph | 22mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 14mph | 13mph | 9mph | 9mph | 8mph | 10mph | 14mph | 20mph |
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600m
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600m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
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300m
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300m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1400m
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1300m
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1200m
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1200m
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1300m
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1300m
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1200m
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1200m
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600m
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600m | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C |
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300m
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300m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1400m
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1300m
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1200m
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1200m
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1300m
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1300m
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1200m
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1200m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Note cold temperatures at height
Weather
Cloudy for most of the day with the chance of a few showers, but a lot of dry weather expected overall. Cloud thinning from mid-afternoon onwards.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
70%
Low cloud and visibility
Patchy cloud down to 700 to 800 metres in the morning, otherwise cloud largely above the higher tops with good visibility.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Dry with variable amounts of cloud and some clear or sunny spells. Cold northeasterly wind.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
80%
Maximum wind speed expected
Northeasterly 25 mph at first, easing through the day
Temperature
- At 700m Plus 5 Celsius
- Valley Plus 4 rising to 14 Celsius
- Freezing level Above summits
Low cloud and visibility
Good visibility with little in the way of summit cloud
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Sun 10 May
Dry with plenty of sunshine. Cold at height.
Mon 11 May
Cloudy in the morning with showery rain. Dry and brighter in the afternoon.
Tue 12 May
Cloudy with occasional rain in the morning, then becoming dry in the afternoon.
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.