Blencathra
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 pm Thu 27 Nov Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Thu 27 Nov Local Time

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2 Blencathra Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Drizzle on Thu afternoon turning to light snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the N by Sun morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 33mm), mostly on Mon night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).
	Thu 27		Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 1			Tuesday 2
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	mod. rain	heavy rain	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear
km/h	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	N	NNE	NE	N	N	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	W	SW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	1	—	—	3	2	—	—
mm	1.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	11	16	—	—	—
max°C	9	3	2	1	1	-1	-1	-2	-3	-3	1	4	6	6	2	1	1
min°C	6	1	1	0	0	-1	-2	-4	-4	-4	-3	3	6	1	1	1	0
chill°C	-1	-8	-8	-10	-4	-6	-8	-10	-10	-7	-8	-4	0	-6	-6	-6	-7

Freezing level (m)	2600	1150	1150	950	1050	800	650	550	0	250	0	2000	2150	1300	950	1050	1000
Cloud base (m)	300	600	1500	500	300	3500	400	200	300	200	250	150	100	100	150	750	650

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Blencathra Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Blencathra is: Drizzle on Thu afternoon turning to light snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the N by Sun morning).

Blencathra Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 33mm), mostly on Mon night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon afternoon, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, gales from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Blencathra at the specific elevation of 868 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Blencathra. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of United Kingdom.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Keswick Automatic Weather Station 7 km SW 238m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (26 kph at 250).	41 km Mid: scattered
Kirkland 27 km SW 202m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 217).
Broughton Moor wx 27 km WSW 92m alt. 52 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 259).
Shap 29 km ESE 238m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	No report.	Strong winds from the WSW (41 kph at 240).	40 km Mid: few
STBeesHead NO 2 39 km SW 124m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Strong winds from the SW (41 kph at 230).	30 km Mid: clear
GreatDunFell NO 2 39 km E 664m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	-	Severe gales from the WSW (76 kph at 250).
Brampton wx 39 km NNE 75m alt. 53 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Strong winds from the SW (39 kph at 215).
Warcop Range 42 km ESE 238m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Fresh winds from the WSW (33 kph at 250).	40 km Mid: clear
Spadeadam Airport 55 km NE 214m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Strong winds from the W (43 kph at 260).	10.0 km
SpadeadamNO2 56 km NE 285m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Fresh winds from the WSW (35 kph at 250).	38 km Mid: overcast

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.