Climbing Forecast › Northern Ireland — Mourne Mountains › Eagle Mountain

NORTHERN IRELAND — MOURNE MOUNTAINS · GRANITE

Eagle Mountain climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp16°C
Wind19.1 km/h
Gusts29 km/h
Humidity95.5%
Rain 48h0.2mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain
High humidity (95.5%) — granite friction compromised, particularly for bouldering

7-day forecast

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Today Friday 14 August
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0.2mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts29 km/h
Humidity67%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0.2mm 19 0 95.5%
07:00 15° 0mm 17 0 93.8%
08:00 15° 0mm 18 0 88.4%
09:00 16° 0mm 18 0 81.3%
10:00 16° 0mm 18 0 74.2%
11:00 18° 0mm 18 0 66.3%
12:00 17° 0mm 18 0 66.5%
13:00 17° 0mm 18 0 67.7%
14:00 18° 0mm 19 0 66.6%
15:00 18° 0mm 19 0 62.7%
16:00 17° 0mm 20 0 63%
17:00 17° 0mm 20 0 66.1%
18:00 16° 0mm 19 0 72%
19:00 15° 0mm 17 0 73.1%
20:00 15° 0mm 15 0 76.2%
21:00 14° 0mm 14 0 81.7%
Sat Saturday 15 August
Good
Temp16°C
Rain0mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity59%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0mm 13 0 95.6%
07:00 11° 0mm 17 0 84.4%
08:00 12° 0mm 17 0 76.3%
09:00 13° 0mm 16 0 70.9%
10:00 14° 0mm 16 0 67.7%
11:00 15° 0mm 15 0 62%
12:00 15° 0mm 14 0 59.3%
13:00 16° 0mm 14 0 56.7%
14:00 16° 0mm 14 0 56.1%
15:00 17° 0mm 15 0 54.8%
16:00 16° 0mm 16 0 56.2%
17:00 16° 0mm 16 0 58.2%
18:00 15° 0mm 16 0 60.5%
19:00 15° 0mm 16 0 63.1%
20:00 14° 0mm 15 0 67.2%
21:00 13° 0mm 12 0 74.2%
Sun Sunday 16 August
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity69%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0mm 7 0 86.7%
07:00 12° 0mm 6 0 79.9%
08:00 13° 0mm 8 0 75.7%
09:00 15° 0mm 10 0 69.2%
10:00 16° 0mm 11 0 62.8%
11:00 16° 0mm 14 0 60%
12:00 16° 0.1mm 16 0 60%
13:00 15° 0mm 17 0 67.8%
14:00 15° 0.1mm 16 0 70.7%
15:00 15° 0mm 17 0 77.3%
16:00 15° 0mm 17 0 83.1%
17:00 15° 0mm 18 0 77.9%
18:00 15° 0.05mm 18 0 78.4%
Mon Monday 17 August
Good
Temp18°C
Rain0mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity66%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 13° 0.02mm 9 0 96.3%
12:00 18° 0mm 13 0 65.6%
18:00 19° 0mm 16 0 65.5%
Tue Tuesday 18 August
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity83%
0.7mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0.25mm 17 0 98.6%
12:00 16° 0.08mm 18 0 82.7%
18:00 17° 0.05mm 12 0 73%
Wed Wednesday 19 August
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain0.8mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity67%
0.8mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0.07mm 12 0 98.6%
12:00 15° 0.55mm 18 0 66.7%
18:00 13° 0.18mm 15 0 89.9%
Thu Thursday 20 August
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain1mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity73%
1mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0.12mm 12 0 99.3%
12:00 15° 0.62mm 19 0 73.1%
18:00 13° 0.25mm 12 0 90.2%
Fri Friday 21 August
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain1mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity76%
1mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0.18mm 15 0 99.3%
12:00 15° 0.7mm 18 0 76.1%
18:00 13° 0.05mm 11 0 92.1%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Poor
Temp14°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity75%
0.5mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 9° 0.13mm 9 0 99.6%
12:00 14° 0.32mm 15 0 75%
18:00 13° 0mm 16 0 78.7%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Good
Temp13°C
Rain0mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity67%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 7° 0.02mm 11 0 99.2%
12:00 13° 0mm 14 0 67.3%
Eagle Mountain offers remote mountain traditional climbing on high-altitude granite precipices in the Western Mournes. The rock character features massive, weathered granite buttresses with vertical cracks, sweeping slabs, and moss-rimmed mountain ledges. Facing northwest into prevailing weather systems, the crag catches late afternoon sun but retains seepage in deep cracks long after wet weather, requiring clear dry spells to come into prime condition. The climbing style is mountain traditional, offering long multi-pitch routes from Severe up to E-grades, led by classic lines such as Eagle Front. The approach demands a long sixty-minute upland hike from the Attical or Sandbank Road parking spots across rough heather moorland. Remote positioning and serious mountain exposure require teams to be completely self-sufficient and well-prepared for sudden weather shifts.

About Eagle Mountain

Eagle Mountain offers remote mountain traditional climbing on high-altitude granite precipices in the Western Mournes. The rock character features massive, weathered granite buttresses with vertical cracks, sweeping slabs, and moss-rimmed mountain ledges. Facing northwest into prevailing weather systems, the crag catches late afternoon sun but retains seepage in deep cracks long after wet weather, requiring clear dry spells to come into prime condition. The climbing style is mountain traditional, offering long multi-pitch routes from Severe up to E-grades, led by classic lines such as Eagle Front. The approach demands a long sixty-minute upland hike from the Attical or Sandbank Road parking spots across rough heather moorland. Remote positioning and serious mountain exposure require teams to be completely self-sufficient and well-prepared for sudden weather shifts.

Region
Northern Ireland — Mourne Mountains
Rock type
granite
Aspect
north-west-facing
Altitude
630m
Exposure
high
Seepage
high

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