Blencathra
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 am Tue 10 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Tue 10 Mar Local Time

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2 Blencathra Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of snow on Fri morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Sun night).
	Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs
km/h	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	SW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	SW	WSW	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	4	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
mm	0.4	0.5	6	—	—	0.1	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.6	—	—
max °C	3	4	4	0	1	3	5	0	-1	-3	-1	-1	-1	0	2	3	-1	-1
min °C	2	3	0	-1	1	1	1	-1	-4	-4	-1	-2	-1	0	-1	1	-2	-2
chill °C	-5	-4	-9	-10	-7	-7	-8	-10	-14	-14	-10	-11	-8	-6	-6	-7	-11	-12

Freezing level m	1150	1500	1300	800	950	1300	1600	850	450	400	700	650	750	800	800	1250	750	700
Cloud base (m)	250	150	150	300	500	800	100	150	300	150	200	350	350	450	450	150	350	300

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Blencathra Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Blencathra is: Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Tue night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Blencathra Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Fri morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Sun 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 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	8° C	Intermittent light rain.	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 140).	2.0 km Mid: overcast
Kirkland 27 km SW 202m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Fresh winds from the S (32 kph at 173).
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. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 230).	45 km
STBeesHead NO 2 39 km SW 124m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Rain and snow or hail.	Fresh winds from the S (37 kph at 170).	4.1 km Mid: overcast
GreatDunFell NO 2 39 km E 664m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	-	Gales from the SSW (63 kph at 210).
Brampton wx 39 km NNE 75m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the SSW (24 kph at 196).
Warcop Range 42 km ESE 238m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Snow	Moderate winds from the S (28 kph at 190).	40 km Mid: overcast
Spadeadam Airport 55 km NE 214m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Fresh winds from the SW (33 kph at 220).	10.0 km
SpadeadamNO2 56 km NE 285m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Snow	Fresh winds from the SW (35 kph at 220).	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.