Mountain weather
Mourne Mountains
Confidence
High for turning much more changeable, but low for the daily details and timings of changes
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Mon 19 OctSunrise:Sunset:
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Tue 20 OctSunrise: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.
Poor Visibility
Mountain weather forecast
A sunny start to the day but clouding over with some patchy light rain and hill fog, brighter again towards evening. Fresh summit breeze.
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Weather
(at 600m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 600m)
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Chance of precipitation |
<5%
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10%
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50%
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30%
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40%
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20%
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Wind direction and speed
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600m
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600m | N 19mph knots
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19mph |
NE 24mph knots
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24mph |
NE 23mph knots
NE
23mph |
SE 21mph knots
SE
21mph |
SE 20mph knots
SE
20mph |
SE 21mph knots
SE
21mph |
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300m
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300m | N 9mph knots
N
9mph |
NE 13mph knots
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13mph |
NE 12mph knots
NE
12mph |
SE 12mph knots
SE
12mph |
SE 9mph knots
SE
9mph |
SE 9mph knots
SE
9mph |
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Valley
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Valley | N 7mph knots
N
7mph |
NE 12mph knots
NE
12mph |
NE 10mph knots
NE
10mph |
SE 11mph knots
SE
11mph |
SE 7mph knots
SE
7mph |
SE 7mph knots
SE
7mph |
Wind gust
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600m
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600m | 28mph | 35mph | 33mph | 30mph | 29mph | 31mph |
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300m
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300m | 19mph | 26mph | 23mph | 21mph | 19mph | 20mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 19mph | 26mph | 21mph | 21mph | 18mph | 18mph |
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600m
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600m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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300m
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300m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°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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Valley
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Valley | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1200m
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2100m
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1900m
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1600m
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1500m
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1400m
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600m
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600m | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C |
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300m
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300m | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1200m
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2100m
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1900m
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1600m
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1500m
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1400m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
A significant chill effect on the summits, though not severe. Beware of the lowering cloud after a deceptively sunny start.
Weather
A sunny start but soon clouding over from the east. The cloud lowering and bringing a few patches of light rain in the afternoon before the cloud breaks later, perhaps allowing some late sunshine ahead of a clearer evening with the odd light shower possible.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
90% at first falling 20% or less for a time in the afternoon, improving 70% in evening
Low cloud and visibility
No low cloud and good visibility at first and again in evening, but a spell of cloud at 500-750m in the middle of the day, bringing hill fog. Low level visibility should stay mainly good except in any patches of rain
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
A mainly dry day with broken cloud and some sunshine, a small chance of an early shower drifting in from the Irish Sea. Cloud increasing towards the end of the afternoon, with some rain developing in the evening, turning heavy with some hill fog.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
95% falling 10% in evening
Maximum wind speed expected
Southerly 25 gusts 35mph
Temperature
- At 700m Plus 4 rising to Plus 6 Celsius.
- Valley Plus 7 rising to Plus 13 Celsius.
- Freezing level Above the summits.
Low cloud and visibility
No low cloud for most of the day with good visibility, then cloud becoming extensive towards evening and lowering 450-750m bringing hill fog, and poor visibility will develop at lower levels in heavier spells of rain during the evening.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Wed 21 Oct
Cloud and rain lasting into the morning before brightening up to sunny spells in the afternoon, chance of some showers later. Fresh west to northwesterly winds. Colder with freezing levels just above the summits.
Thu 22 Oct
A bright start then showers developing as winds strengthen from the southwest. A small chance of some more persistent rain and gales later.
Fri 23 Oct
Any overnight rain clearing then a mainly dry day with sunny intervals and the odd shower. Strong northwest winds.
Mountain weather information
Wed 21 Oct
Cloud and rain lasting into the morning before brightening up to sunny spells in the afternoon, chance of some showers later. Fresh west to northwesterly winds. Colder with freezing levels just above the summits.
Thu 22 Oct
A bright start then showers developing as winds strengthen from the southwest. A small chance of some more persistent rain and gales later.
Fri 23 Oct
Any overnight rain clearing then a mainly dry day with sunny intervals and the odd shower. Strong northwest 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.