Mountain weather

Mountain weather

Mourne Mountains

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Confidence

High confidence for a settled weekend. Likely turning more unsettled into the new week, but low confidence on exact cloud and rain details.

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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.

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Mountain hazards explained

Mountain weather forecast

Dry and sunny. Light winds. Chilly morning and evening.

Time
 Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
Weather
(at 600m)
 Weather symbols Clear night Partly cloudy (night) Sunny Sunny intervals Sunny Sunny
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 N 24mph knots
N
24mph
 N 17mph knots
N
17mph
 NE 10mph knots
NE
10mph
 E 7mph knots
E
7mph
 NE 8mph knots
NE
8mph
 NE 9mph knots
NE
9mph
300m
 300m N 7mph knots
N
7mph
 N 7mph knots
N
7mph
 NE 7mph knots
NE
7mph
 E 6mph knots
E
6mph
 NE 5mph knots
NE
5mph
 NE 5mph knots
NE
5mph
Valley
 Valley NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph
 N 6mph knots
N
6mph
 NE 6mph knots
NE
6mph
 E 5mph knots
E
5mph
 NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph
 NE 4mph knots
NE
4mph

Wind gust

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
 Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
 600m 36mph 24mph 14mph 10mph 12mph 13mph
300m
 300m 19mph 15mph 11mph 9mph 9mph 8mph
Valley
 Valley 19mph 15mph 10mph 8mph 9mph 8mph

Altitude above mean sea level
Time
 Time
06:00
09:00
12:00
15:00
18:00
21:00
600m
 600m -2 degrees Celsius 0 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 3 degrees Celsius 2 degrees Celsius
300m
 300m 3 degrees Celsius 5 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 8 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius
Valley
 Valley 3 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 10 degrees Celsius 6 degrees Celsius 4 degrees Celsius
Freezing Level Freezing Level
1100m
1000m
1100m
1100m
1100m
1000m

Additional weather information

Meteorologist's view

Nothing further to add.

Weather

Dry and sunny through the day. A few patches of cloud around in the morning. Feeling quite chilly in the morning and evening with some frost possible in sheltered and prone spots.

Chance of cloud-free hill tops

100%

Low cloud and visibility

The odd spot of mist or fog possible in sheltered valleys overnight. Otherwise excellent visibilities and largely clear skies, any patches of cloud lying well above the summits.

Ground conditions

No recent ground conditions report available.

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.

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