Blencathra
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 pm Tue 20 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 11 pm Tue 20 Jan Local Time

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2 Blencathra Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Wed morning). Mainly severe gales.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, severe gales from the SSE by Mon afternoon).
		Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	some clouds	light rain	light rain	mod. rain	cloudy	snow shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow
km/h	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	SE	SSE	SSE	S
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cm	4	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
mm	—	—	3	4	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	1	4	4	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	-1	-3	-4	-4	-5	-3	-2	-2
min °C	1	0	3	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	-1	-4	-4	-5	-5	-4	-3	-3
chill °C	-6	-9	-5	-4	-6	-6	-8	-7	-8	-7	-5	-6	-11	-12	-11	-10	-12	-12	-14

Freezing level m	1150	1050	1600	1650	1400	1250	1100	1050	950	900	900	750	450	300	400	0	0	250	350
Cloud base (m)	200	300	100	100	100	100	100	300	300	200	200	200	150	300	300	250	200	200	100

	—	8:18	—	—	8:17	—	—	8:15	—	—	8:14	—	—	8:12	—	—	8:11	—	—
	—	—	4:28	—	—	4:30	—	—	4:31	—	—	4:34	—	—	4:36	—	—	4:37	—

Blencathra Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Blencathra is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Wed morning). Mainly severe gales.

Blencathra Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun night, severe gales from the SSE by Mon 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	6° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 140).	48 km Mid: overcast
Broughton Moor wx 27 km WSW 92m alt. 52 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 137).
Shap 29 km ESE 238m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.	45 km
STBeesHead NO 2 39 km SW 124m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Rain and snow or hail.	Moderate winds from the SE (24 kph at 130).	>70 km Mid: overcast
GreatDunFell NO 2 39 km E 664m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Strong winds from the SE (44 kph at 130).
Brampton wx 39 km NNE 75m alt. 57 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 261).
Warcop Range 42 km ESE 238m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Continuous light rain.	Moderate winds from the SE (28 kph at 130).	34 km Mid: overcast
Spadeadam Airport 55 km NE 214m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	Light rain .	Light winds from the ESE (17 kph at 120).	7.0 km Low: overcast
SpadeadamNO2 56 km NE 285m alt. 1 hour ago	4° C	Continuous light rain.	Light winds from the ESE (17 kph at 110).	5.0 km Mid: overcast
WalneyIsland 59 km S 15m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Rain and snow or hail.	Light winds from the ESE (17 kph at 120).	60 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.