Blencathra
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 pm Fri 06 Mar Local Time
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2 Blencathra Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Tue night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).
		Saturday 7			Sunday 8			Monday 9			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	mod. rain	mod. snow
km/h	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	7
mm	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	0.5	0.1	0.6	0.3	0.1	—	8	—	—	—	—	6	—
max °C	2	4	5	2	4	5	4	5	5	4	3	3	4	1	1	1	2	4	1
min °C	1	2	3	2	3	5	4	4	4	2	2	3	1	1	0	0	2	4	-1
chill °C	-1	0	0	-1	-2	1	-1	-1	0	-4	-4	-4	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-4	-9

Freezing level m	1750	2000	2100	1650	1700	1750	1700	1700	1650	1500	1150	1300	1800	950	1000	850	1150	1650	700
Cloud base (m)	9000	9000			700	400	300	200	500	300	250	1500	300	400	650	750	450	150	150

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	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:04	—	—	6:06	—	—	6:07	—	—	6:08	—

Blencathra Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Blencathra is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Blencathra Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Tue night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the SSW by Thu 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. 2 hours ago	-3° C	Slight to moderate duststorm, decreasing in intensity.	Calm (2 kph at 160).	3.4 km Mid: scattered
Kirkland 27 km SW 202m alt. 55 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (8 kph at 179).
Broughton Moor wx 27 km WSW 92m alt. 45 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (24 kph from 144 degs) was rejected.
Shap 29 km ESE 238m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	No report.	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 170).	44 km Mid: clear
STBeesHead NO 2 39 km SW 124m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	-	Light winds from the S (17 kph at 170).	40 km Mid: clear
GreatDunFell NO 2 39 km E 664m alt. 2 hours ago	-2° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (13 kph at 210).
Brampton wx 39 km NNE 75m alt. 45 minutes ago	0° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 185).
Warcop Range 42 km ESE 238m alt. 2 hours ago	0° C	Mist	Calm (4 kph at 130).	2.1 km Mid: overcast
Spadeadam Airport 55 km NE 214m alt. 2 hours ago	-1° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).	10.0 km Low: no cloud
SpadeadamNO2 56 km NE 285m alt. 2 hours ago	-2° C	Severe duststorm, increasing in intensity.	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).	34 km Mid: clear

* 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.