Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Mourne Mountains

Confidence

High for fine weather over the weekend and on Monday. High for a change to more unsettled weather from Tuesday onwards, but low for extent of any rain on Tuesday.

Mountain hazards

Mountain weather hazards

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

Strong Sunlight
Harmful UV levels from sunlight increase with altitude giving a greater risk of sunburn and eye damage, even on some overcast days. On breezy days, the cooling effect of wind on exposed skin may disguise any feeling of sunburn until it is too late. If there is snow cover, glare increases the effect of UV rays especially on the eyes. It is advisable to wear sun block, protective clothing such as a long-sleeved top and hat and have good quality eye protection.

Mountain weather forecast

Dry with sunny spells

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 800m)
Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of
precipitation
(at 800m)
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
10%
10%
10%
<5%

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 N 28mph knots
N
28mph
NW 17mph knots
NW
17mph
NW 14mph knots
NW
14mph
NW 14mph knots
NW
14mph
NW 13mph knots
NW
13mph
N 12mph knots
N
12mph
300m
300m N 12mph knots
N
12mph
NW 9mph knots
NW
9mph
NW 9mph knots
NW
9mph
NW 9mph knots
NW
9mph
NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph
N 5mph knots
N
5mph
Valley
Valley N 11mph knots
N
11mph
NW 8mph knots
NW
8mph
NW 8mph knots
NW
8mph
NW 8mph knots
NW
8mph
N 6mph knots
N
6mph
N 4mph knots
N
4mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 40mph 23mph 20mph 19mph 18mph 19mph
300m
300m 25mph 15mph 15mph 14mph 13mph 12mph
Valley
Valley 24mph 15mph 14mph 14mph 12mph 11mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 2 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 9 degrees Celsius 7 degrees Celsius
300m
300m 7 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius
Valley
Valley 8 degrees Celsius 12 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 15 degrees Celsius 14 degrees Celsius 11 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
1800m
1800m
1800m
1900m
1900m
1900m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Nothing to add

Weather

Dry throughout. Bright start but some cloud bubbling up through the morning and afternoon.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

90%

Low cloud and visibility

Some patchy cloud around 800 metres at first, otherwise very good visibility with cloud above the summits

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast