Blencathra
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 pm Wed 18 Mar Local Time
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2 Blencathra Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).
		Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	heavy rain	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs
km/h	SSW	SW	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	W	NW	E	SSW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	1
mm	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	17	8	—	—
max °C	8	8	8	7	8	9	7	8	8	6	6	4	1	2	4	5	4	0	-3
min °C	7	7	7	6	7	8	6	7	7	5	6	3	0	2	4	4	2	-3	-3
chill °C	7	7	7	4	6	6	5	6	5	1	2	-1	-3	-3	-2	-3	-6	-13	-13

Freezing level m	2450	2300	2250	2150	2300	2500	2550	2600	2750	2800	2350	1750	1000	1200	1450	1850	1500	800	400
Cloud base (m)	7450	850	600	750		6700	6650			8500	8850	500	650	650	400	200	150	300	400

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	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:24	—	—	6:27	—	—	6:29	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:32	—

Blencathra Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Blencathra is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Blencathra Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -3°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Keswick Automatic Weather Station 7 km SW 238m alt. 52 minutes ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 140).	44 km Mid: overcast
Kirkland 27 km SW 202m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 91).
Broughton Moor wx 27 km WSW 92m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (24 kph from 144 degs) was rejected.
Shap 29 km ESE 238m alt. 52 minutes ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 220).	49 km Mid: clear
STBeesHead NO 2 39 km SW 124m alt. 52 minutes ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 100).	36 km Mid: clear
GreatDunFell NO 2 39 km E 664m alt. 52 minutes ago	5° C	-	Moderate winds from the E (22 kph at 90).
Brampton wx 39 km NNE 75m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (18 kph at 81).
Warcop Range 42 km ESE 238m alt. 52 minutes ago	6° C	Rain and snow or hail.	Light winds from the SSW (6 kph at 200).	42 km Mid: scattered
Spadeadam Airport 55 km NE 214m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (9 kph at 70).	10.0 km
SpadeadamNO2 56 km NE 285m alt. 52 minutes ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 80).	40 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.