Mountain weather
Mourne Mountains
Confidence
High for settled weather giving way to more changeable conditions but lower for daily details from Monday
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Sun 18 OctSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
A dry evening with clear skies and light winds. Becoming cold with some frost in the valleys
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Mountain weather forecast
Dry with sunny spells and light winds.
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 600m)
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<5%
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Wind direction and speed
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600m
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600m | E 5mph knots
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5mph |
E 5mph knots
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5mph |
NE 5mph knots
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5mph |
N 3mph knots
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3mph |
SE 4mph knots
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4mph |
E 3mph knots
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3mph |
E 6mph knots
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6mph |
NE 6mph knots
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6mph |
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300m
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300m | NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph |
E 3mph knots
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3mph |
N 3mph knots
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3mph |
N 4mph knots
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4mph |
E 4mph knots
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4mph |
E 4mph knots
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4mph |
E 4mph knots
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NE 4mph knots
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4mph |
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Valley
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Valley | NE 4mph knots
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4mph |
NE 3mph knots
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3mph |
NE 3mph knots
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3mph |
NE 3mph knots
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3mph |
SE 4mph knots
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E 3mph knots
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NE 3mph knots
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3mph |
NE 3mph knots
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Wind gust
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600m
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600m | 7mph | 8mph | 7mph | 5mph | 7mph | 5mph | 9mph | 8mph |
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300m
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300m | 5mph | 4mph | 5mph | 5mph | 7mph | 6mph | 7mph | 6mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 5mph | 4mph | 4mph | 5mph | 6mph | 5mph | 6mph | 5mph |
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600m
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600m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
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300m
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300m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C |
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1100m
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1200m
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600m
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600m | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C |
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300m
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300m | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C |
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1100m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Nothing additional
Weather
A dry day. Some sunny spells but occasional cloud developing mainly in the afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
95%
Low cloud and visibility
No low cloud. Visibility very good though perhaps the odd low level fog patch early in the morning.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
After a clear night some early sunshine but soon clouding over from the east. Perhaps a few patches of rain in the afternoon before the cloud breaks later, perhaps allowing some late sunshine ahead of a clear evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
90% at first falling 20% or less for a time in the afternoon, improving 90% in evening.
Maximum wind speed expected
Northeasterly 10-15mph veering southeasterly 20 gusts 30mph.
Temperature
- At 700m Plus 3 rising to Plus 5 Celsius
- Valley Plus 2 rising to Plus 12 Celsius
- Freezing level Above the summits
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 afternoon, 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
Tue 20 Oct
Mostly likely dry with some bright or sunny spells and a fresh southerly breeze. However cloud and rain will not be too far away over the eastern Irish Sea.
Wed 21 Oct
Cloud and rain arriving overnight and perhaps lasting into the morning before brightening up to sunny spells in the afternoon. 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.
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.