Mourne Mountains Mountain weather forecast table
Confidence
High for Saturday. Low for extent of any rain later on Sunday and during Monday. High for a change to warmer weather early next week.
This evening forecast
Dry, clear and cold.
Mountain weather hazards
Hazards apply at or above 300m, reflecting the more severe conditions which can occur at altitude.
Strong Sunlight
Mountain weather forecast
Cold with the chance of a few passing showers
00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
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Weather (at 700m) |
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Chance of precipitation (at 700m) |
00% | 00% | 00% | 20% | 30% | 30% | 20% | <05% |
00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
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600m |
NE
13
|
N
12
|
N
12
|
E
10
|
E
9
|
E
6
|
NE
5
|
NE
8
|
300m |
NE
8
|
N
8
|
N
8
|
E
7
|
SE
7
|
E
6
|
E
4
|
N
6
|
Valley |
NE
7
|
N
6
|
N
7
|
E
6
|
SE
7
|
E
5
|
SE
3
|
N
6
|
00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
600m | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
300m | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 9 |
Valley | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
600m |
1°
|
1°
|
1°
|
3°
|
4°
|
4°
|
4°
|
2°
|
300m |
2°
|
2°
|
3°
|
6°
|
7°
|
7°
|
7°
|
4°
|
Valley |
3°
|
3°
|
4°
|
7°
|
8°
|
8°
|
8°
|
4°
|
Freezing Level |
700m
|
700m
|
700m
|
800m
|
800m
|
800m
|
900m
|
800m
|
00:00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 09:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 18:00 | 21:00 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
600m |
-4°
|
-4°
|
-3°
|
-1°
|
0°
|
2°
|
2°
|
-1°
|
300m |
-1°
|
-1°
|
0°
|
3°
|
4°
|
5°
|
6°
|
1°
|
Valley |
0°
|
0°
|
1°
|
5°
|
6°
|
7°
|
7°
|
2°
|
Additional weather information
Meteorologist's view
Nothing to add
Weather
A sunny start but cloud soon bubbling up with the chance of a shower in the morning. The afternoon will see variable amounts of cloud and the chance of a shower, this mainly across the west of the Park.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
80%
Low cloud and visibility
Patchy cloud between 800 and 900 metres at times in and around showers, otherwise cloud largely above summits with good visibility. Briefly dipping in any showers.
Mountain weather information
Weather
A dry day with some bright or sunny intervals. Chance of a shower in the evening.
Chance of cloud-free hill tops
90%
Maximum wind speed expected
Northerly 10 mph
Temperature
- At 700m Plus 4 Celsius
- Valley 800 metres rising above summits
- Freezing level Above summits
Low cloud and visibility
Good visibility throughout with little in the way of summit cloud
Mountain weather information
Mon 29 Apr
Cloudy and windy with outbreaks of rain developing through the afternoon and evening.
Tue 30 Apr
Chance of some rain at first otherwise dry and bright. Brisk summit southeasterly winds.
Wed 1 May
Overnight low cloud lifting and breaking through the morning, then dry and bright.
Summit specific forecast
Mountain summit forecast map
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.