Blencathra
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 am Wed 03 Dec Local Time
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2 Blencathra Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, severe gales from the S by Fri afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the S by Mon night).
	Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5			Saturday 6			Sunday 7			Monday 8
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	heavy rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. rain
km/h	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	S	SSE	SSW	SW	W	W	S	WSW	W	SW	WSW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	6	3	1.6	2	0.3	—	0.1	0.7	5
max°C	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5
min°C	1	2	1	0	0	-1	0	0	2	4	3	3	4	3	4	5	5	5
chill°C	-6	-5	-7	-9	-6	-6	-6	-9	-6	-2	-4	-3	-1	-4	-3	-1	-1	0

Freezing level (m)	950	1150	1300	900	850	800	850	950	1350	1450	1500	1550	2250	1850	1650	1900	1800	1900
Cloud base (m)	500	450	400	150	200	500	5850	550	100	100	150	200	400	200		400	350	300

	8:14	—	—	8:15	—	—	8:15	—	—	8:18	—	—	8:18	—	—	8:19	—	—
	—	3:48	—	—	3:48	—	—	3:48	—	—	3:47	—	—	3:47	—	—	3:45	—

Blencathra Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Blencathra is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, severe gales from the S by Fri afternoon).

Blencathra Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the S by Mon night).

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	7° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the ESE (7 kph at 110).	34 km Mid: overcast
Kirkland 27 km SW 202m alt. 59 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (18 kph at 173).
Broughton Moor wx 27 km WSW 92m alt. 34 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSW (11 kph at 206).
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	Rain and snow or hail.	Fresh winds from the SSE (35 kph at 160).	31 km Mid: overcast
GreatDunFell NO 2 39 km E 664m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Strong winds from the SW (48 kph at 220).
Brampton wx 39 km NNE 75m alt. 36 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSE (14 kph at 167).
Warcop Range 42 km ESE 238m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (15 kph at 150).	45 km Mid: overcast
Warcop Range 42 km ESE 238m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Rain and snow or hail.	Light winds from the SSE (15 kph at 150).	45 km Mid: overcast
Spadeadam Airport 55 km NE 214m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 220).	10.0 km Low: broken

* 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.