Mountain weather
Mourne Mountains
Confidence
High confidence for the changeable and unsettled theme to continue. Some uncertainty in the timings of rain clearing on Saturday, then again on Sunday.
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Sat 6 JunSunrise:Sunset:
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Sun 7 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
Gales
Severe Chill Effect
Heavy Persistent Rain
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Heavy rain first thing becoming lighter through the morning, then clearing later. Strong winds easing early morning.
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Time
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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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Weather
(at 800m)
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Chance of
precipitation (at 800m)
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Chance of precipitation |
≥95%
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40%
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40%
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60%
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30%
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10%
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Wind direction and speed
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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 | E 34mph knots
E
34mph |
SE 27mph knots
SE
27mph |
SE 12mph knots
SE
12mph |
W 9mph knots
W
9mph |
W 23mph knots
W
23mph |
W 27mph knots
W
27mph |
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300m
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300m | E 17mph knots
E
17mph |
E 15mph knots
E
15mph |
SE 8mph knots
SE
8mph |
SW 6mph knots
SW
6mph |
W 14mph knots
W
14mph |
W 11mph knots
W
11mph |
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Valley
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Valley | E 15mph knots
E
15mph |
E 13mph knots
E
13mph |
SE 7mph knots
SE
7mph |
SW 5mph knots
SW
5mph |
W 12mph knots
W
12mph |
W 9mph knots
W
9mph |
Wind gust
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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 | 47mph | 39mph | 17mph | 12mph | 33mph | 38mph |
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300m
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300m | 31mph | 26mph | 13mph | 8mph | 24mph | 22mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 31mph | 26mph | 12mph | 8mph | 23mph | 22mph |
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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 | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
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300m
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300m | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 10 degrees Celsius 10°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 14 degrees Celsius 14°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2200m
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2400m
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2200m
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2300m
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2300m
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1900m
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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 | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C |
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300m
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300m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 12 degrees Celsius 12°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 13 degrees Celsius 13°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
2200m
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2400m
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2200m
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2300m
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2300m
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1900m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Difficult navigation conditions during the morning then improving in the afternoon. Streams will be high from heavy rain overnight.
Weather
Heavy and persistent rain first thing with strong to gale force southeasterly winds. Staying cloudy through the morning with rain becoming light and patchy in nature and winds easing. Rain turning briefly heavy in the afternoon before clearing to leave a dry and bright end to the day.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
Less than 10%, improving to 80% during the afternoon.
Low cloud and visibility
Extensive cloud and fog above 300m during the morning, lifting onto higher slopes during the afternoon then all summits clear by evening. Away from low cloud, visibility often poor in rain but improving during the afternoon.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
Dry overnight. Outbreaks of rain arrive in the morning, turning heavy and perhaps thundery at times. The rain will clear east in the afternoon then a dry and sunny end to the day. Strong and gusty winds, easing later.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
30% becoming 80% in afternoon.
Maximum wind speed expected
Southwest 20 to 30mph gusts 40mph, increasing to gusts 50mph for a time.
Temperature
- At 700m 5C rising to 11C.
- Valley 10C rising to 17C.
- Freezing level Above summits.
Low cloud and visibility
Poor visibility with areas of cloud, bases 500-700m developing through the morning. Cloud lifting and visibility improving through the afternoon.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Mon 8 Jun
Dry and sunny start. Cloud increasing from late morning with showers developing, some possibly heavy and thundery. Cool on the tops with fresh westerly winds.
Tue 9 Jun
Bright spells and showers, some heavy and thundery. Fresh westerly winds on the tops.
Wed 10 Jun
Bright spells and showers, some heavy and thundery. Fresh westerly winds on the tops.
Mountain weather information
Mon 8 Jun
Dry and sunny start. Cloud increasing from late morning with showers developing, some possibly heavy and thundery. Cool on the tops with fresh westerly winds.
Tue 9 Jun
Bright spells and showers, some heavy and thundery. Fresh westerly winds on the tops.
Wed 10 Jun
Bright spells and showers, some heavy and thundery. Fresh westerly winds on the tops.
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.