Blencathra
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 pm Wed 21 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Wed 21 Jan Local Time

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2 Blencathra Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Thu morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed night, gales from the ESE by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, severe gales from the SSE by Mon night).
	Wed 21		Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	mod. rain	mod. rain	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow
km/h	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE
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cm	—	—	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	9
mm	3	6	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	5	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	-1	-1	-1	-1	-1	0
min °C	3	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	-1	-1	-1	-2	-1	-1	-1
chill °C	-5	-2	-6	-7	-7	-10	-9	-9	-8	-8	-10	-9	-8	-7	-7	-9	-8

Freezing level m	1650	1750	1450	1250	1100	1100	900	800	800	1100	850	700	750	650	550	650	950
Cloud base (m)	100	100	100	100	100	400	300	400	250	600	300	150	200	300	200	200	100

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	4:28	—	—	4:30	—	—	4:31	—	—	4:34	—	—	4:36	—	—	4:37	—

Blencathra Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Blencathra is: Moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Thu morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed night, gales from the ESE by Fri morning).

Blencathra Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, severe gales from the SSE 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 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	9° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the ESE (15 kph at 120).	27 km Mid: overcast
Broughton Moor wx 27 km WSW 92m alt. 59 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the ESE (14 kph at 113).
Shap 29 km ESE 238m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.	45 km
STBeesHead NO 2 39 km SW 124m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Continuous light rain.	Near gales from the SE (54 kph at 130).	36 km Mid: overcast
GreatDunFell NO 2 39 km E 664m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	-	Near gales from the ESE (59 kph at 120).
Brampton wx 39 km NNE 75m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the ESE (19 kph at 114).
Warcop Range 42 km ESE 238m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Fog at a distance.	Strong winds from the SE (41 kph at 130).	27 km Mid: overcast
Warcop Range 42 km ESE 238m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Fog at a distance.	Strong winds from the ESE (41 kph at 120).	37 km Mid: overcast
Spadeadam Airport 55 km NE 214m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	-	Moderate winds from the ESE (28 kph at 120).	10.0 km
SpadeadamNO2 56 km NE 285m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	Continuous light rain.	Fresh winds from the SE (31 kph at 130).	27 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.