Mountain weather
Mourne Mountains
Confidence
High
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This eveningSunrise:Sunset:
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Wed 7 OctSunrise:Sunset:
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Thu 8 OctSunrise:Sunset:
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Further outlook
This evening forecast
A cloudy start to the evening with some light rain, soon dying out with cloud breaking up to give clear spells..
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Bright or sunny spells and a few showers.
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Weather
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Chance of
precipitation (at 600m)
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Chance of precipitation |
10%
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10%
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10%
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10%
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30%
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40%
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30%
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10%
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Wind direction and speed
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600m
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600m | NW 20mph knots
NW
20mph |
NW 23mph knots
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23mph |
NW 20mph knots
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20mph |
NW 20mph knots
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20mph |
NW 20mph knots
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20mph |
NW 20mph knots
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20mph |
NW 20mph knots
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20mph |
NW 20mph knots
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20mph |
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300m
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300m | NW 7mph knots
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7mph |
NW 10mph knots
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10mph |
NW 11mph knots
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11mph |
NW 13mph knots
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13mph |
NW 13mph knots
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13mph |
NW 14mph knots
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14mph |
NW 13mph knots
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13mph |
NW 15mph knots
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15mph |
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Valley
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Valley | NW 7mph knots
NW
7mph |
NW 8mph knots
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8mph |
NW 8mph knots
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8mph |
NW 10mph knots
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10mph |
NW 12mph knots
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12mph |
NW 13mph knots
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13mph |
NW 11mph knots
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11mph |
NW 12mph knots
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12mph |
Wind gust
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600m
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600m | 30mph | 33mph | 30mph | 30mph | 30mph | 30mph | 30mph | 30mph |
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300m
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300m | 18mph | 21mph | 23mph | 23mph | 23mph | 25mph | 25mph | 28mph |
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Valley
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Valley | 18mph | 19mph | 21mph | 20mph | 23mph | 25mph | 24mph | 26mph |
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600m
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600m | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
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300m
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300m | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°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 | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 9 degrees Celsius 9°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 11 degrees Celsius 11°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1200m
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1200m
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1200m
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1200m
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1200m
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1200m
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1100m
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1200m
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600m
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600m | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 0 degrees Celsius 0°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | 1 degrees Celsius 1°C | -1 degrees Celsius -1°C | -2 degrees Celsius -2°C |
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300m
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300m | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 3 degrees Celsius 3°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 7 degrees Celsius 7°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 2 degrees Celsius 2°C |
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Valley
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Valley | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 5 degrees Celsius 5°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 8 degrees Celsius 8°C | 6 degrees Celsius 6°C | 4 degrees Celsius 4°C |
| Freezing Level | Freezing Level |
1200m
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Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
A significant chill on the upper slopes
Weather
A clear dry night will be followed by a sunny start to the day. Cloud will bubble up and there will be a few passing showers from late morning until mid evening, perhaps briefly on the heavy side in the afternoon.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
More than 90%
Low cloud and visibility
No low cloud and mostly good visibility with only brief deteriorations in visibility in any sharper showers.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Weather
A dry night then a sunny start, but cloud increasing during the morning. some light rain arriving early in the afternoon and turning heavier during the afternoon, easing in the evening
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
90% in morning, falling 20% in afternoon and 10% in evening
Maximum wind speed expected
Westerly 20 gusts 30mph becoming southerly and increasing 35 gusts 50mph during the afternoon then westerly easing 25 gusts 35 in the evening.
Temperature
- At 700m Plus 4 Celsius rising to Plus 8 Celsius
- Valley Plus 2 Celsius rising to Plus 13 Celsius
- Freezing level Above summits
Low cloud and visibility
No low cloud in morning with good visibility, then cloud then forming at 600-800m early afternoon, lowering 450m over southern and western aspects later and possibly down to 300m in places in the evening, though higher bases in shelter, visibility at lower levels occasionally poor in heavier rain.
Ground conditions
No recent ground conditions report available.
Mountain weather information
Fri 9 Oct
Rain clearing in early hours than the day will bring showers, some heavy, and some sunny intervals. Strong westerly winds with summit gales.
Sat 10 Oct
Another day of showers, wet snow at the highest levels, and some sunny intervals. Strong west or northwest winds.
Sun 11 Oct
Early showers dying out then dry and bright with winds easing. Rain may arrive after dark.
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.