Blencathra
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time

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2 Blencathra Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Sat night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the W by Sun night).
	Wed 18		Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain
km/h	SSE	ESE	ESE	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	0.4	0.4	1.4	8	—	0.7	—	0.1	1.7	1.8
max °C	-1	-1	-1	-2	1	4	3	4	6	6	7	4	3	1	2	4	7
min °C	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	3	2	2	5	6	4	3	3	0	2	4	6
chill °C	-10	-10	-7	-4	-9	-4	-6	-5	-1	1	-2	-4	-4	-8	-6	-2	0

Freezing level m	650	650	650	650	600	1350	1250	1200	2000	2200	2100	1400	1300	950	1100	1400	2450
Cloud base (m)	450	1400	1500	300	250	150	300	250	350	250	200	1450	700	350	200	300	250

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	5:24	—	—	5:27	—	—	5:29	—	—	5:30	—	—	5:32	—	—	5:36	—

Blencathra Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Blencathra is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Blencathra Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Sat night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, gales from the W by Sun 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	3° C	-	Moderate winds from the E (22 kph at 90).	35 km Mid: overcast
Kirkland 27 km SW 202m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (19 kph at 136).
Broughton Moor wx 27 km WSW 92m alt. 47 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	4° C	Rain and snow or hail.	Moderate winds from the SE (26 kph at 130).	40 km Mid: overcast
GreatDunFell NO 2 39 km E 664m alt. 1 hour ago	-4° C	-	Severe gales from the E (78 kph at 90).
Brampton wx 39 km NNE 75m alt. 48 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (8 kph at 85).
Warcop Range 42 km ESE 238m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Strong winds from the E (48 kph at 100).	40 km Mid: overcast
Spadeadam Airport 55 km NE 214m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	-	Moderate winds from the ESE (26 kph at 110).	10.0 km
SpadeadamNO2 56 km NE 285m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (17 kph at 110).	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.