Blencathra
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 am Wed 11 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Wed 11 Mar Local Time

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2 Blencathra Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 8mm) on Thu afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).
	Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	cloudy	light snow	mod. rain
km/h	W	W	SW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	SW	WNW	WNW	W	SW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	1	—	—	1	—	1	2	1	—	1	—
mm	—	—	2	1.5	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8
max °C	0	1	3	5	2	-2	-3	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	1	0	-2	0	2	4
min °C	0	1	1	3	-1	-4	-3	-2	-2	-1	-1	-2	-1	-2	-3	-2	1	3
chill °C	-8	-7	-7	-6	-10	-15	-14	-9	-10	-8	-8	-8	-9	-12	-12	-10	-6	-3

Freezing level m	850	1000	1400	1500	1250	400	400	550	500	650	750	550	750	800	450	650	1000	1600
Cloud base (m)	250	700	700	150	150	400	200	150	300	500	200	3300	1500	150	500	250	250	200

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Blencathra Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Blencathra is: Mild with light rain (total 8mm) on Thu afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Blencathra Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Sun 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. 1 hour ago	7° C	Rain	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 260).	40 km Mid: overcast
Kirkland 27 km SW 202m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (10 kph at 272).
Broughton Moor wx 27 km WSW 92m alt. 38 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (24 kph from 144 degs) was rejected.
Shap 29 km ESE 238m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 230).	45 km
STBeesHead NO 2 39 km SW 124m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Fresh winds from the W (31 kph at 260).	38 km Mid: scattered
GreatDunFell NO 2 39 km E 664m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Near gales from the W (59 kph at 260).
Brampton wx 39 km NNE 75m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry	Strong winds from the SW (39 kph at 230).
Warcop Range 42 km ESE 238m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Rain and snow or hail.	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 270).	50 km Mid: overcast
Spadeadam Airport 55 km NE 214m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Strong winds from the W (41 kph at 270).	10.0 km
SpadeadamNO2 56 km NE 285m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Continuous light rain.	Strong winds from the W (41 kph at 270).	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.