Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Mourne Mountains

Confidence

High for largely dry through the coming days and a change to colder, northerly winds later in the week, but lower for cloud details on Tuesday as there is some uncertainty over how far north fronts push across the southern United Kingdom.

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Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.

Poor Visibility
Poor visibility presents challenging route finding conditions. Visibility could be significantly less than 50 metres in all directions with few or no visual references, especially on featureless moors or plateaux. Distances become hard to judge and cliff or cornice edges can be difficult to recognise. These conditions require good navigational skills. There is a risk of white-out conditions when mist or fog is combined with extensive snow cover.

Mountain weather forecast

A few morning showers, otherwise dry with sunny spells. Mainly light winds

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 600m)
Weather symbols Partly cloudy (night) Light rain showers Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy (night) Partly cloudy (night)
Chance of
precipitation
(at 600m)
Chance of precipitation
20%
30%
20%
10%
10%
10%

Wind direction and speed

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m E 12mph knots
E
12mph
E 15mph knots
E
15mph
E 16mph knots
E
16mph
E 18mph knots
E
18mph
E 21mph knots
E
21mph
E 21mph knots
E
21mph
300m
300m E 6mph knots
E
6mph
NE 6mph knots
NE
6mph
E 10mph knots
E
10mph
E 11mph knots
E
11mph
E 10mph knots
E
10mph
E 11mph knots
E
11mph
Valley
Valley NE 5mph knots
NE
5mph
NE 5mph knots
NE
5mph
E 9mph knots
E
9mph
E 9mph knots
E
9mph
E 8mph knots
E
8mph
E 9mph knots
E
9mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 18mph 23mph 23mph 25mph 30mph 31mph
300m
300m 11mph 15mph 18mph 19mph 21mph 21mph
Valley
Valley 11mph 14mph 17mph 18mph 19mph 20mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 3 degrees Celsius 2 degrees Celsius 2 degrees Celsius 1 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 5 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 6 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
1300m
1400m
1300m
1300m
1200m
1200m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Feeling rather cold on the summits, especially later in the day as winds strengthen.

Weather

Perhaps some low-level mist and fog at first. Showers possible through the morning, still with a few sunny spells but becoming drier for the afternoon with more in the way of sunshine. Then dry through the evening with clear spells.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

Around 60% in the morning rising to 90% for the afternoon

Low cloud and visibility

Occasional or periods of cloud above about 600-750m through the morning with only small amounts of cloud below the summits on the afternoon. Away from cloud visibility good or very good, falling to several kilometres in showers, but less than a kilometre in low level mist and fog.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast