Blencathra
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 pm Sun 22 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sun 22 Mar Local Time

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2 Blencathra Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 10mm) on Mon night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, gales from the NW by Wed morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).
	Sun 22		Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	mod. rain	light rain	light snow	light snow	light snow	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light rain	light rain	snow shwrs	clear
km/h	WNW	NNW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	W	W	WSW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
mm	0.1	—	—	—	6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.1	0.6	—	—
max °C	5	1	3	5	5	6	2	-2	-2	-1	-3	-2	-1	2	4	1	-1
min °C	3	1	2	4	5	4	0	-4	-2	-3	-5	-3	-2	0	3	0	-2
chill °C	-2	-3	-1	-2	-1	-3	-8	-14	-12	-12	-14	-10	-8	-6	-3	-8	-9

Freezing level m	1750	1000	1150	1800	2150	1950	1100	450	600	700	300	450	650	1700	1600	1100	500
Cloud base (m)	500		4500	2750	550	150	550	200	250	450	700	4450	2300	200	200	200	3550

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Blencathra Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Blencathra is: Mild with light rain (total 10mm) on Mon night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, gales from the NW by Wed morning).

Blencathra Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu 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
Keswick Automatic Weather Station 7 km SW 238m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Snow	Light winds from the WNW (6 kph at 300).	43 km Mid: overcast
Kirkland 27 km SW 202m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Dry	Wind obs. (10 kph from 316 degs) was rejected.
Broughton Moor wx 27 km WSW 92m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (24 kph from 144 degs) was rejected.
Shap 29 km ESE 238m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	No report.	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 310).	43 km Mid: overcast
STBeesHead NO 2 39 km SW 124m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Fresh winds from the NW (30 kph at 310).	40 km Mid: few
GreatDunFell NO 2 39 km E 664m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Fresh winds from the NW (30 kph at 310).
Warcop Range 42 km ESE 238m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Snow	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 310).	48 km Mid: overcast
Spadeadam Airport 55 km NE 214m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the WNW (19 kph at 290).	10.0 km Low: no cloud
SpadeadamNO2 56 km NE 285m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Mist	Light winds from the NW (19 kph at 310).	39 km Mid: clear
WalneyIsland 59 km S 15m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Mist	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 310).	35 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.