Mountain weather
Mourne Mountains
Confidence
Low for extent of any cloud breaks later on Sunday. Otherwise high for changeable weather to continue into early next week.
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Sun 6 SepSunrise:Sunset:
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Mon 7 SepSunrise: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.
Gales
Poor Visibility
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Windy with showery rain in the afternoon
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Weather
(at 600m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 600m)
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Chance of precipitation |
90%
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30%
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10%
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60%
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40%
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10%
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Wind direction and speed
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12:00
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21:00
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600m
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600m | S 29mph knots
S
29mph |
S 36mph knots
S
36mph |
S 37mph knots
S
37mph |
S 31mph knots
S
31mph |
SW 26mph knots
SW
26mph |
W 25mph knots
W
25mph |
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300m
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300m | S 15mph knots
S
15mph |
S 21mph knots
S
21mph |
S 22mph knots
S
22mph |
S 17mph knots
S
17mph |
SW 14mph knots
SW
14mph |
W 13mph knots
W
13mph |
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Valley
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Valley | S 12mph knots
S
12mph |
S 18mph knots
S
18mph |
S 19mph knots
S
19mph |
S 13mph knots
S
13mph |
SW 12mph knots
SW
12mph |
W 10mph knots
W
10mph |
Wind gust
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Time
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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 | 39mph | 49mph | 51mph | 42mph | 35mph | 35mph |
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300m
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300m | 26mph | 35mph | 36mph | 28mph | 24mph | 23mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 24mph | 33mph | 35mph | 26mph | 23mph | 21mph |
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Time
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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 | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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300m
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300m | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 16 degrees Celsius 16°C | 17 degrees Celsius 17°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
3400m
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3200m
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3000m
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3200m
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3000m
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2600m
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Time
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Time |
06:00
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09:00
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12:00
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15:00
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18:00
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21:00
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600m
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600m | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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300m
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300m | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 15 degrees Celsius 15°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
3400m
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3200m
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3000m
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3200m
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3000m
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2600m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Strong to gale winds on the summits will make for slow progress and a risk of being blown over.
Weather
Outbreaks of rain will die out quickly this morning, then the rest of the morning will be dry. Showery rain will extend southeast in the afternoon, but some drier spells of weather in between. Becoming dry in the evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
50%, best chance in the northeast of the area
Low cloud and visibility
Poor in areas of cloud down to 500 to 800 metres, lowest bases in the morning across the south of the Park. Some breaks in the cloud possible across the northeast of the area in the afternoon.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Starting off dry before showers or occasionally longer spells of rain extend southeast later in the morning and through the afternoon. Windy with summit gales.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
80%
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwesterly average speeds of 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph
Temperature
- At 700m Plus 11 Celsius
- Valley Plus 10 rising to 17 Celsius
- Freezing level Above summits
Low cloud and visibility
Cloud lowering to 700 metres as showers pass by otherwise cloud largely above the tops
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Tue 8 Sep
Windy with showers, these becoming fewer in the afternoon. Fresh to strong northwesterly summit gales.
Wed 9 Sep
Dry with variable amounts of cloud. Lighter winds.
Thu 10 Sep
After a dry start some light and patchy rain will spread east for a time.
Mountain weather information
Tue 8 Sep
Windy with showers, these becoming fewer in the afternoon. Fresh to strong northwesterly summit gales.
Wed 9 Sep
Dry with variable amounts of cloud. Lighter winds.
Thu 10 Sep
After a dry start some light and patchy rain will spread east for a time.
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.