Blencathra
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 pm Wed 11 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Wed 11 Mar Local Time

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2 Blencathra Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 8mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).
	Wed 11		Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	mod. rain	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs
km/h	W	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	SW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—
mm	—	1.5	0.9	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.1
max °C	1	3	5	2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	0	-1	1	0	-2	0	4	5
min °C	1	1	4	0	-5	-3	-1	-2	-1	-1	-1	1	-2	-3	0	1	4
chill °C	-7	-7	-5	-8	-16	-13	-9	-10	-8	-7	-7	-7	-12	-13	-7	-6	-1

Freezing level m	1050	1400	1550	1150	450	400	800	600	750	850	650	1050	850	500	800	1050	2150
Cloud base (m)	600	850	150	150	200	200	200	500	3900	1650	850	200	150	450	300	200	200

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	6:07	—	—	6:08	—	—	6:10	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:16	—

Blencathra Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Blencathra is: Light rain (total 8mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

Blencathra Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, near gales from the WNW 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. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Moderate winds from the WSW (28 kph at 240).	45 km Mid: overcast
Kirkland 27 km SW 202m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SSW (21 kph at 211).
Broughton Moor wx 27 km WSW 92m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (24 kph from 144 degs) was rejected.
Shap 29 km ESE 238m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 230).	45 km
STBeesHead NO 2 39 km SW 124m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	-	Fresh winds from the SSW (31 kph at 210).	37 km Mid: overcast
GreatDunFell NO 2 39 km E 664m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	-	Severe gales from the WSW (80 kph at 250).
Brampton wx 39 km NNE 75m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Strong winds from the SW (47 kph at 219).
Warcop Range 42 km ESE 238m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	-	Fresh winds from the SW (30 kph at 230).	40 km Mid: overcast
Warcop Range 42 km ESE 238m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Rain	Fresh winds from the SW (33 kph at 230).	40 km Mid: overcast
Spadeadam Airport 55 km NE 214m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	-	Fresh winds from the WSW (35 kph at 250).	10.0 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.