Blencathra Weather Forecast

Lake District · United Kingdom

Issued: 6 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 6 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time

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2 Blencathra Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 32mm), mostly on Thu night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri morning).
	Sat 17		Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light rain	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	light snow	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)	750	800	700	800		600	250	300	200	150	150	150	250	700	700	700	400
km/h	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	1.7	4	6	8	—	—	1.1	1.1	0.3	16
max °C	5	4	4	4	5	6	7	7	7	6	5	1	2	2	4	4	6
min °C	4	2	3	3	4	6	7	7	7	6	4	1	2	2	3	3	3
chill °C	1	-1	0	0	0	1	3	3	2	1	-1	-7	-6	-5	-2	-2	-4

Freezing level m	1550	1800	1550	1450	2250	2750	2750	2350	2400	2100	1600	1050	1100	1150	1250	1350	2050

	—	—	7:45	—	—	7:47	—	—	7:48	—	—	7:50	—	—	7:52	—	—
	6:09	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:05	—	—	6:02	—	—	6:00	—	—	5:58	—

Blencathra Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Blencathra is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Blencathra Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 32mm), mostly on Thu night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, extremely windy from the WSW by Fri morning).

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
Kirkland 27 km SW 202m alt. 3 hours ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 12).
Shap 28 km ESE 238m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.	45 km
Brampton wx 39 km NNE 75m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 94).
Spadeadam Airport 55 km NE 214m alt. 2 hours ago	3°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 10).	10.0 km Low: no cloud
Vickerstown wx 59 km S 1m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at —).
Bolton le Sands 62 km SSE 10m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 332).
SHIP11011 72 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago
SHIP8414 72 km S 15m alt. 3 hours ago				- km
SHIP10626 72 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago
SHIP6092 72 km S 3m alt. 2 hours ago

* 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.