Blencathra
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 am Fri 24 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Fri 24 Jan Local Time

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2 Blencathra Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, gales from the NNE by Wed night).
	Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs
km/h	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	NNE	N	W	SE	E	NNE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	5	5	2.0	2.0	—	—	—	3	10	5
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-1	-2	-3	-2	-2	-3	-1	0	0	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	-2	-2
min°C	-1	-2	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	-1	-1	-2	-2
chill°C	-13	-14	-14	-12	-11	-12	-11	-12	-10	-10	-10	-8	-5	-6	-6	-10	-11	-12

Freezing level (m)	750	550	500	500	600	400	300	850	850	750	750	900	850	850	850	800	550	550
Cloud base (m)	500	250	650	350	600	400	250	200	50	50	50	50	100	150	350	400	100	150

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Blencathra Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Blencathra is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Blencathra Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon night, gales from the NNE by Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Kirkland 27 km SW 202m alt. 24 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Strong winds from the SSW (39 kph at 209).
Broughton Moor wx 27 km WSW 92m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Strong winds from the W (39 kph at 261).
Broughton Moor wx 27 km WSW 92m alt. 37 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Strong winds from the WSW (40 kph at 253).
Shap 29 km ESE 238m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 230).	45 km
Brampton wx 39 km NNE 75m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (77 kph from 37 degs) was rejected.
Ellesmere 39 km ESE 100m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Wind obs. (14 kph from 105 degs) was rejected.
Spadeadam Airport 55 km NE 214m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	-	Severe gales from the SW (78 kph at 220).	10.0 km
Tewitfield wx 56 km SSE 76m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (16 kph from 142 degs) was rejected.
Vickerstown wx 60 km S 1m alt. 51 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (14 kph at 266).
SHIP1685 61 km S 3m alt. 3 hours ago	8° C		Gales from the W (71 kph at 280).	9.3 km

* 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.