Blencathra
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 pm Tue 24 Feb Local Time
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2 Blencathra Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Fri night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the SSW by Sun afternoon).
		Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 1			Monday 2
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	light rain	rain shwrs	light rain	heavy rain	light rain	light rain	light rain	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds
km/h	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	ENE	ESE	E	NNE	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	1.8	1.3	0.2	11	2	2	1.7	2	—	—	—	1	0.8	—	—	0.1	—
max °C	5	6	6	6	4	5	5	4	4	2	-1	0	1	4	6	5	4	4	2
min °C	5	6	6	4	4	3	3	3	3	-1	-1	0	0	3	5	4	4	3	2
chill °C	-1	1	0	-2	-3	-5	2	0	-1	-8	-8	-4	-6	-4	-2	-3	-2	-2	-2

Freezing level m	3100	2300	2050	1800	1750	1350	1650	1400	1500	1150	650	800	750	1750	1850	1700	1750	1500	1300
Cloud base (m)	500	1600	250	200	200	150	200	150	150	200	200	200	700	200	250	600	900	250	700

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	—	—	5:39	—	—	5:42	—	—	5:44	—	—	5:45	—	—	5:47	—	—	5:50	—

Blencathra Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Blencathra is: Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Blencathra Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Fri night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the SSW 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. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (15 kph at 200).	40 km Mid: overcast
Kirkland 27 km SW 202m alt. 46 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 188).
Broughton Moor wx 27 km WSW 92m alt. 54 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (24 kph from 144 degs) was rejected.
Shap 29 km ESE 238m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	No report.	Fresh winds from the SSW (37 kph at 200).	42 km Mid: clear
STBeesHead NO 2 39 km SW 124m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Mist	Moderate winds from the S (26 kph at 180).	5.0 km Mid: overcast
GreatDunFell NO 2 39 km E 664m alt. 1 hour ago	5° C	-	Near gales from the SW (54 kph at 230).
Brampton wx 39 km NNE 75m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 181).
Warcop Range 42 km ESE 238m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 220).	50 km Mid: few
Spadeadam Airport 55 km NE 214m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Moderate winds from the SW (28 kph at 220).	10.0 km
SpadeadamNO2 56 km NE 285m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Moderate winds from the SW (20 kph at 220).	39 km Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.