Blencathra
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 am Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 5 am Thu 12 Mar Local Time

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2 Blencathra Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 5mm) on Thu afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon night, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue night).
	Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW
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cm	—	1	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
mm	1.6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	2	-1	-2	-1	-1	0	0	1	2	-1	-1	2	5	7	6	7	5
min °C	4	0	-5	-3	-1	-2	-1	-1	-1	1	-2	-3	1	5	5	6	6	4
chill °C	-4	-9	-16	-14	-9	-10	-9	-8	-8	-7	-12	-12	-7	-2	-2	0	0	-1

Freezing level m	1550	1200	500	450	750	650	700	850	800	1300	800	550	1000	2150	2250	2400	2100	2000
Cloud base (m)	150	150	350	150	300	450	550	750	300	150	300	450	200	200	200	4900		700

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Blencathra Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Blencathra Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon night, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue 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 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	10° C	Intermittent light rain.	Fresh winds from the SSW (30 kph at 210).	3.3 km Mid: overcast
Kirkland 27 km SW 202m alt. 54 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Strong winds from the S (43 kph at 183).
Broughton Moor wx 27 km WSW 92m alt. 35 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	9° C	Rain	Gales from the SSW (69 kph at 200).	4.5 km Mid: overcast
GreatDunFell NO 2 39 km E 664m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Extremely windy from the SW (102 kph at 220).
Brampton wx 39 km NNE 75m alt. 36 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the S (34 kph at 191).
Warcop Range 42 km ESE 238m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Continuous light rain.	Strong winds from the SSW (46 kph at 210).	26 km Mid: overcast
Spadeadam Airport 55 km NE 214m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Light rain .	Near gales from the SSW (57 kph at 210).	10.0 km Low: overcast
SpadeadamNO2 56 km NE 285m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Continuous light drizzle.	Strong winds from the SSW (48 kph at 200).	31 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.