Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Mourne Mountains

Confidence

High for a mainly settled easterly airstream through the coming days but lower for cloud amounts and the possibility of outbreaks of rain spreading north over the weekend.

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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

Mainly dry with sunny spells. Occasionally strong northeasterly winds

Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 600m)
Weather symbols Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Chance of
precipitation
(at 600m)
Chance of precipitation
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<5%
<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 NE 20mph knots
NE
20mph
E 20mph knots
E
20mph
E 19mph knots
E
19mph
E 17mph knots
E
17mph
NE 21mph knots
NE
21mph
E 26mph knots
E
26mph
300m
300m NE 8mph knots
NE
8mph
E 10mph knots
E
10mph
E 12mph knots
E
12mph
E 11mph knots
E
11mph
NE 11mph knots
NE
11mph
E 14mph knots
E
14mph
Valley
Valley NE 5mph knots
NE
5mph
E 7mph knots
E
7mph
E 9mph knots
E
9mph
E 9mph knots
E
9mph
NE 8mph knots
NE
8mph
E 10mph knots
E
10mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
600m 29mph 29mph 27mph 24mph 29mph 36mph
300m
300m 19mph 20mph 20mph 19mph 20mph 26mph
Valley
Valley 17mph 18mph 19mph 17mph 18mph 23mph

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

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Feeling rather cold over the summits. Gusts around 40mph over ridges and summits in the late afternoon and evening.

Weather

Mainly dry with some clear or sunny spells, just the risk of the odd shower blowing in off the Irish Sea.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

Around 75% until early afternoon then close to 100%

Low cloud and visibility

Occasional cloud above about 600-750m until early afternoon, with little or no cloud expected below the summits from early afternoon. Away from cloud visibility very good, falling briefly in showers

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

Summit specific forecast