Blencathra
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 am Tue 24 Feb Local Time
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2 Blencathra Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the SW by Sun afternoon).
	Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 1
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	mod. rain	rain shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	some clouds	light rain	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs
km/h	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	N	NE	SE	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	3	3	1.6	8	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	4	6	1.6	0.1
max °C	8	9	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	3	2	1	1	5	6	6	5
min °C	5	7	5	6	6	5	4	4	3	4	2	1	1	0	0	5	6	4
chill °C	-2	2	-2	2	0	-1	-4	-3	-2	1	-1	-3	-2	-5	-6	-2	-1	-3

Freezing level m	3100	2950	3000	2450	2100	1950	2000	1900	1500	1600	1300	1100	1100	1000	1350	1900	1950	2150
Cloud base (m)	300	5350	500	750	200	200	350	150	250	2500	2700	1650	200	200	400	200	200	300

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Blencathra Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Blencathra is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Blencathra Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, gales from the SW by Sun afternoon).

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	11° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 150).	49 km Mid: overcast
Kirkland 27 km SW 202m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSW (16 kph at 206).
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	9° C	Intermittent light rain.	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 180).	35 km Mid: overcast
STBeesHead NO 2 39 km SW 124m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Intermittent light drizzle.	Fresh winds from the S (31 kph at 170).	0.3 km Mid: overcast
GreatDunFell NO 2 39 km E 664m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Wind obs. (83 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
Brampton wx 39 km NNE 75m alt. 3 hours ago	9° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SW (24 kph at 231).
Warcop Range 42 km ESE 238m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Continuous moderate drizzle.	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 220).	29 km Mid: overcast
Spadeadam Airport 55 km NE 214m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Strong winds from the W (39 kph at 260).	10.0 km
SpadeadamNO2 56 km NE 285m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Strong winds from the W (44 kph at 260).	50 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.