Blencathra
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 am Thu 11 Dec Local Time
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2 Blencathra Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, severe gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 83mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).
	Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	mod. rain	light rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	SW	SSW	SSW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	NNW	WSW	WSW	SW
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mm	—	—	2	0.1	—	—	0.4	6	5	15	9	30	13	9	7	—	—	—
max°C	7	4	4	2	2	2	5	6	8	9	9	7	5	4	4	2	2	1
min°C	6	4	3	2	2	1	3	5	7	8	8	5	4	4	2	1	1	0
chill°C	0	-2	-2	-1	-4	-5	-5	-2	1	2	2	0	0	1	-2	-4	-4	-6

Freezing level (m)	2550	2100	1600	1300	1200	1150	1400	1950	2900	2750	2850	2350	1800	1550	1250	1200	1100	950
Cloud base (m)	7800	500	650	7050			500	200	300	200	150	150	150	150	200	5950	500

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Blencathra Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Blencathra is: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, severe gales from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Blencathra Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 83mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

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
Keswick Automatic Weather Station 7 km SW 238m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (13 kph at 150).	49 km Mid: overcast
Kirkland 27 km SW 202m alt. 52 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SSE (26 kph at 161).
Broughton Moor wx 27 km WSW 92m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Wind obs. (19 kph from 243 degs) was rejected.
Shap 29 km ESE 238m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	No report.	Near gales from the SSW (52 kph at 210).	50 km Mid: clear
STBeesHead NO 2 39 km SW 124m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Fresh winds from the SSE (37 kph at 160).	33 km Mid: overcast
GreatDunFell NO 2 39 km E 664m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	-	Near gales from the SW (56 kph at 220).
Brampton wx 39 km NNE 75m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the SSW (29 kph at 192).
Warcop Range 42 km ESE 238m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Fresh winds from the S (30 kph at 190).	48 km Mid: overcast
Spadeadam Airport 55 km NE 214m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the SW (28 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: no cloud
SpadeadamNO2 56 km NE 285m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (15 kph at 200).	44 km Mid: few

* 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.