Mountain weather
Mourne Mountains
Confidence
High for unsettled weather on Thursday and Friday. High for a change to more settled weather over the weekend.
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Thu 18 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Fri 19 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Poor Visibility
Heavy Persistent Snow
Gales
Thunderstorms
Mountain weather forecast
Rain in the morning, drier in the afternoon with a chance of showers later
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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
≥95%
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50%
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30%
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40%
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40%
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20%
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Wind direction and speed
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600m
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600m | S 27mph knots
S
27mph |
S 22mph knots
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22mph |
S 22mph knots
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22mph |
S 19mph knots
S
19mph |
S 19mph knots
S
19mph |
S 23mph knots
S
23mph |
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300m
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300m | S 12mph knots
S
12mph |
S 12mph knots
S
12mph |
S 12mph knots
S
12mph |
S 9mph knots
S
9mph |
S 8mph knots
S
8mph |
S 9mph knots
S
9mph |
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Valley
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Valley | S 9mph knots
S
9mph |
S 9mph knots
S
9mph |
S 9mph knots
S
9mph |
S 7mph knots
S
7mph |
S 6mph knots
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6mph |
S 7mph knots
S
7mph |
Wind gust
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06:00
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12:00
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600m
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600m | 36mph | 29mph | 28mph | 26mph | 25mph | 31mph |
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300m
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300m | 21mph | 20mph | 20mph | 16mph | 15mph | 19mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 19mph | 18mph | 17mph | 15mph | 13mph | 17mph |
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600m
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600m | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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300m
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300m | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
3200m
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3100m
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3000m
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3000m
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3000m
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3100m
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Time
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09:00
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12:00
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600m
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600m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
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300m
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300m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
3200m
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3100m
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3000m
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3000m
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3000m
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3100m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Strong to gale summit southerly winds will make for slow progress as well as drenching conditions in rain.
Weather
Cloudy in the morning with rain, heavy at times. Drier by the afternoon with cloud breaking to allow some sunny spells. A few heavy showers may break out towards late afternoon and early evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
50%, best chance in the afternoon.
Low cloud and visibility
Poor in extensive cloud down to 600 to 800 metres in the morning, this tending to break up through the afternoon with patches above 900 metres by late afternoon.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Cloudy throughout the day with spells of rain, heavy at times. Drier weather likely to develop in the evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30%
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwesterly average speeds of 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph on the higher tops
Temperature
- At 700m Plus 13 Celsius
- Valley Plus 12 rising to 18 Celsius
- Freezing level Above the summits
Low cloud and visibility
Poor in areas of cloud down to 250 to 600 metres, cloud lowest and most persistent across the south of the Park. Some breaks in the cloud sheet may occur at times but these short lived and unreliable.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Sat 20 Jun
Dry with variable amounts of cloud and sunny spells. Light winds.
Sun 21 Jun
Dry with some warm sunshine.
Mon 22 Jun
Remaining dry and settled with light winds.
Mountain weather information
Sat 20 Jun
Dry with variable amounts of cloud and sunny spells. Light winds.
Sun 21 Jun
Dry with some warm sunshine.
Mon 22 Jun
Remaining dry and settled with light winds.
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.