Blencathra
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 pm Tue 24 Mar Local Time
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2 Blencathra Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, severe gales from the W by Sun afternoon).
	Tue 24		Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy rain	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	WSW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	NW	W	WSW	W	WNW
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cm	—	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1.2	—	—	—	—	—	1.3	2	0.1
max °C	4	0	-2	-2	-3	-1	1	4	2	1	-1	-1	-1	1	4	5	3
min °C	2	-3	-3	-2	-4	-2	0	3	1	0	-2	-1	-1	-2	2	4	0
chill °C	-5	-12	-13	-12	-11	-8	-6	-3	-4	-7	-10	-10	-9	-10	-6	-4	-9

Freezing level m	1600	700	500	700	350	600	850	1850	1300	950	600	700	800	700	1300	1950	1150
Cloud base (m)	150	300	250	400	850	300	550	200	200	550	500	300	550	750	250	200	500

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	6:32	—	—	6:35	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:38	—	—	6:40	—	—	7:42	—

Blencathra Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Blencathra is: Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

Blencathra Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, severe gales from the W 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. 2 hours ago	8° C	Rain and snow or hail.	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 280).	35 km Mid: mostly cloudy
Kirkland 27 km SW 202m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 269).
Broughton Moor wx 27 km WSW 92m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (24 kph from 144 degs) was rejected.
Shap 29 km ESE 238m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	No report.	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 230).	45 km
STBeesHead NO 2 39 km SW 124m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 260).	26 km Mid: overcast
GreatDunFell NO 2 39 km E 664m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	-	Strong winds from the W (39 kph at 280).
Brampton wx 39 km NNE 75m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the WSW (18 kph at 242).
Warcop Range 42 km ESE 238m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 330).	45 km Mid: overcast
Spadeadam Airport 55 km NE 214m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	Light rain .	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 260).	5.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
SpadeadamNO2 56 km NE 285m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	Rain and snow or hail.	Moderate winds from the W (20 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.