Blencathra weather

Blencathra
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom

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Blencathra Weather (Days 0-3):

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, severe gales from the WNW by Mon night).

(Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
light snow
clear
snow showers
moderate rain
partially cloudy
light snow
cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
light snow
cloudy
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
Wind km/h
60 NW60
55 WNW55
15 SSE15
65 SW65
70 W70
70 W70
55 W55
45 WSW45
40 NW40
45 NW45
45 WNW45
30 SW30
20 SE20
35 NW35
35 W35
40 WSW40
30 WSW30
15 WNW15
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
2 - 5 - - 1 - - 5 - - 1 2 - - 2 - -
High °C
-2 -1 0 4 1 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -4 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -2 -3
Low °C
-2 -2 -3 4 -2 -3 -3 -3 -4 -3 -4 -4 -3 -4 -4 -3 -3 -4
Chill °C
-11 -9 -9 -3 -8 -14 -13 -12 -12 -12 -13 -10 -9 -11 -11 -11 -9 -8
Freezing level m
550 650 700 1800 950 500 500 550 300 400 450 400 350 400 350 400 550 350
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mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
7:16 - - 7:13 - - 7:11 - - 7:09 - - 7:07 - - 7:03 - -
Sunset
- 5:35 - - 5:37 - - 5:38 - - 5:40 - - 5:43 - - 5:45 -

Blencathra Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Blencathra is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Mon morningFreeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue night)Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, severe gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Blencathra Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morningTemperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Wed afternoon)Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri 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 StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Keswick (aut)
7 km SW
81m alt.
55 minutes ago
4.5° C
moderate rain
Rain and snow or hail.
24
Moderate winds from the W
(24 kph at 270).
35 km
Kirkland
27 km SW
202m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 325 degs) was rejected
.
Shap
29 km ESE
249m alt.
55 minutes ago
3.2° C
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WNW
(22 kph at 300).
65 km
Carlisle (aut)
33 km N
28m alt.
55 minutes ago
4.5° C
No report.
70 km
Egremont
35 km SSW
58m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
Dry
Wind obs. (2 kph from 338 degs) was rejected
.

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Blencathra and within an acceptable time window.

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