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NORTHERN IRELAND — MOURNE MOUNTAINS · GRANITE

Hen Mountain climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp17°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
Humidity 95.5% — potential fog/cloud, rock may be damp from condensation

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Friday 14 August
Good
Temp18°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 17° 0.2mm 19 0 95.5%
07:00 16° 0mm 17 0 93.8%
08:00 16° 0mm 18 0 88.4%
09:00 17° 0mm 18 0 81.3%
10:00 18° 0mm 18 0 74.2%
11:00 19° 0mm 18 0 66.3%
12:00 19° 0mm 18 0 66.5%
13:00 19° 0mm 18 0 67.7%
14:00 19° 0mm 19 0 66.6%
15:00 19° 0mm 19 0 62.7%
16:00 18° 0mm 20 0 63%
17:00 18° 0mm 20 0 66.1%
18:00 17° 0mm 19 0 72%
19:00 16° 0mm 17 0 73.1%
20:00 16° 0mm 15 0 76.2%
21:00 15° 0mm 14 0 81.7%
Sat Saturday 15 August
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity59%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0mm 13 0 95.6%
07:00 13° 0mm 17 0 84.4%
08:00 13° 0mm 17 0 76.3%
09:00 14° 0mm 16 0 70.9%
10:00 15° 0mm 16 0 67.7%
11:00 16° 0mm 15 0 62%
12:00 17° 0mm 14 0 59.3%
13:00 17° 0mm 14 0 56.7%
14:00 18° 0mm 14 0 56.1%
15:00 18° 0mm 15 0 54.8%
16:00 17° 0mm 16 0 56.2%
17:00 17° 0mm 16 0 58.2%
18:00 16° 0mm 16 0 60.5%
19:00 16° 0mm 16 0 63.1%
20:00 15° 0mm 15 0 67.2%
21:00 14° 0mm 12 0 74.2%
Sun Sunday 16 August
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity69%
0.3mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 12° 0mm 7 0 86.7%
07:00 14° 0mm 6 0 79.9%
08:00 15° 0mm 8 0 75.7%
09:00 16° 0mm 10 0 69.2%
10:00 17° 0mm 11 0 62.8%
11:00 17° 0mm 14 0 60%
12:00 17° 0.1mm 16 0 60%
13:00 16° 0mm 17 0 67.8%
14:00 16° 0.1mm 16 0 70.7%
15:00 16° 0mm 17 0 77.3%
16:00 16° 0mm 17 0 83.1%
17:00 16° 0mm 18 0 77.9%
18:00 16° 0.05mm 18 0 78.4%
Mon Monday 17 August
Good
Temp19°C
Rain0mm
Wind13 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity66%
No recent rain
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 14° 0.02mm 9 0 96.3%
12:00 19° 0mm 13 0 65.6%
18:00 20° 0mm 16 0 65.5%
Tue Tuesday 18 August
Poor
Temp18°C
Rain0.7mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity83%
0.7mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 17° 0.25mm 17 0 98.6%
12:00 18° 0.08mm 18 0 82.7%
18:00 18° 0.05mm 12 0 73%
Wed Wednesday 19 August
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain0.8mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity67%
0.8mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.07mm 12 0 98.6%
12:00 17° 0.55mm 18 0 66.7%
18:00 14° 0.18mm 15 0 89.9%
Thu Thursday 20 August
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain1mm
Wind19 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity73%
1mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.12mm 12 0 99.3%
12:00 16° 0.62mm 19 0 73.1%
18:00 14° 0.25mm 12 0 90.2%
Fri Friday 21 August
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain1mm
Wind18 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity76%
1mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 11° 0.18mm 15 0 99.3%
12:00 16° 0.7mm 18 0 76.1%
18:00 14° 0.05mm 11 0 92.1%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Poor
Temp16°C
Rain0.5mm
Wind15 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity75%
0.5mm rain forecast
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 10° 0.13mm 9 0 99.6%
12:00 16° 0.32mm 15 0 75%
18:00 15° 0mm 16 0 78.7%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Good
Temp15°C
Rain0mm
Wind14 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity67%
Should be dry
  • Good conditions for granite
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 9° 0.02mm 11 0 99.2%
12:00 15° 0mm 14 0 67.3%
Hen Mountain provides accessible granite climbing on scattered Tor-like outcrops perched across the Western Mournes near Hilltown. The rock character features coarse, high-friction granite with rounded top-outs, crisp horizontal hand-breaks, and clean vertical crack systems. Facing multiple directions across its individual tor blocks at moderate mountain elevation, aspect varies, allowing teams to seek out sunshine or shelter as ambient mountain breezes dry the rock steadily after rain. The climbing caters heavily to lower and intermediate traditional leaders, offering well-protected slab, wall, and crack routes from Diff to HVS, with Hen Mountain Crack standing out as a local benchmark. The approach involves a straightforward twenty-minute walk along established hill tracks starting from the Sandbank Road parking area. High altitude wind exposure can make conditions cold, so checking mountain weather forecasts before visiting is essential.

About Hen Mountain

Hen Mountain provides accessible granite climbing on scattered Tor-like outcrops perched across the Western Mournes near Hilltown. The rock character features coarse, high-friction granite with rounded top-outs, crisp horizontal hand-breaks, and clean vertical crack systems. Facing multiple directions across its individual tor blocks at moderate mountain elevation, aspect varies, allowing teams to seek out sunshine or shelter as ambient mountain breezes dry the rock steadily after rain. The climbing caters heavily to lower and intermediate traditional leaders, offering well-protected slab, wall, and crack routes from Diff to HVS, with Hen Mountain Crack standing out as a local benchmark. The approach involves a straightforward twenty-minute walk along established hill tracks starting from the Sandbank Road parking area. High altitude wind exposure can make conditions cold, so checking mountain weather forecasts before visiting is essential.

Region
Northern Ireland — Mourne Mountains
Rock type
granite
Altitude
350m
Exposure
medium
Seepage
medium

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