Blencathra
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 5 am Wed 03 Dec Local Time
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2 Blencathra Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu night, severe gales from the SSE by Fri afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SW by Mon night).
	Wednesday 3			Thursday 4			Friday 5			Saturday 6			Sunday 7			Monday 8
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SW	WSW	S	SSE	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	WSW	W	SW	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	6	2	1.4	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.4	1.7	0.3
max°C	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	5	6	6	5	6	6	5
min°C	0	1	1	0	-1	-1	0	0	2	4	4	3	6	4	4	6	5	5
chill°C	-7	-6	-7	-9	-7	-7	-7	-10	-6	-3	-3	-3	0	-3	-2	1	-1	-1

Freezing level (m)	950	1100	1300	950	850	800	750	850	1300	1500	1500	1500	2550	2050	1750	1850	1750	1850
Cloud base (m)	550	250	450	150	200	200	5850	2250	100	100	150	200	150	200	5650	250	600	3550

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Blencathra Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Blencathra is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu night, severe gales from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Blencathra Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the SW by Mon 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 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 E (9 kph at 80).	38 km Mid: overcast
Kirkland 27 km SW 202m alt. 45 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (16 kph at 138).
Broughton Moor wx 27 km WSW 92m alt. 43 minutes ago	6° C	Dry	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 228).
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	6° C	Rain and snow or hail.	Fresh winds from the SSE (30 kph at 160).	31 km Mid: overcast
GreatDunFell NO 2 39 km E 664m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-	Strong winds from the SW (41 kph at 220).
Brampton wx 39 km NNE 75m alt. 44 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSE (16 kph at 160).
Warcop Range 42 km ESE 238m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 140).	50 km Mid: overcast
Warcop Range 42 km ESE 238m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	Rain and snow or hail.	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).	43 km Mid: overcast
Spadeadam Airport 55 km NE 214m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 150).	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.