Mourne Mountains Mountain weather forecast table
Confidence
High for Monday. Low for extent of any showers on Tuesday. High for settled weather from Wednesday onwards.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Dry with sunny intervals.
| Time | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weather (at 700m) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chance of precipitation (at 700m) |
00% | 00% | 00% | 00% | 00% | 00% |
| Time | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600m |
N
14
|
N
8
|
SE
5
|
SE
7
|
E
8
|
NE
15
|
| 300m |
N
6
|
N
6
|
E
5
|
SE
6
|
E
5
|
NE
7
|
| Valley |
N
6
|
N
5
|
SE
5
|
E
6
|
E
4
|
NE
5
|
| Time | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600m | 21 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 22 |
| 300m | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 14 |
| Valley | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 13 |
| Time | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600m |
3°
|
4°
|
5°
|
6°
|
5°
|
4°
|
| 300m |
4°
|
8°
|
8°
|
8°
|
8°
|
5°
|
| Valley |
5°
|
9°
|
9°
|
9°
|
9°
|
6°
|
| Freezing Level |
900m
|
1,000m
|
1,100m
|
1,100m
|
1,000m
|
1,000m
|
| Time | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600m |
-1°
|
1°
|
3°
|
3°
|
3°
|
0°
|
| 300m |
2°
|
6°
|
6°
|
6°
|
6°
|
3°
|
| Valley |
3°
|
8°
|
8°
|
8°
|
8°
|
4°
|
Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Nothing to add.
Weather
Dry throughout with clear or sunny periods. Some cloud bubbling up late morning and in the afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
90%.
Low cloud and visibility
Good visibility with little in the way of summit cloud.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Cloudy in the morning and early afternoon with a chance of showers. Then becoming dry with increasing amounts of sunshine by late afternoon. Cold, strong easterly winds making for slow progress and wind chill.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
70%, best chance in the afternoon.
Maximum wind speed expected
Easterly 25 mph.
Temperature
- At 700m Plus 4 Celsius.
- Valley Plus 5 rising to 12 Celsius.
- Freezing level Above the summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Poor in areas of cloud down to 700 to 900 metres in the morning, cloud breaking and lifting off the tops by early afternoon.
Mountain weather information
Wed 22 Apr
Dry and sunny. Cold, strong easterly winds at height.
Thu 23 Apr
Some patchy thin low cloud at first, otherwise dry and sunny.
Fri 24 Apr
Little change, remaining dry and settled with plenty of sunshine.
Summit specific forecast
Mountain summit forecast map
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.