Blencathra
Weather Forecast, United Kingdom
Issued: 11 pm Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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2 Blencathra Elevations: 2 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Fri afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon night).
		Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24
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km/h	SE	ESE	S	W	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	SW
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mm	—	—	—	—	3	5	—	0.3	1.1	0.7	1	—	—	0.4	0.1	0.5	—	—	—
max °C	0	-1	-2	1	4	3	3	5	6	7	3	2	2	2	4	7	7	8	7
min °C	-1	-1	-2	-2	3	2	2	4	5	3	3	1	0	2	3	5	7	8	6
chill °C	-10	-8	-4	-9	-4	-6	-5	-2	0	-4	-4	-8	-9	-7	-4	0	2	2	0

Freezing level m	650	650	650	600	1400	1300	1150	1950	2000	2000	1200	1150	1000	1150	1350	2350	2700	2750	2650
Cloud base (m)	600	2000	300	200	150	200	250	350	250	200	300	1650	300	200	400	650	300		600

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Blencathra Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Blencathra is: Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Blencathra Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun night, moderate winds from the WSW 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 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	3° C	Rain and snow or hail.	Moderate winds from the ESE (20 kph at 110).	39 km Mid: overcast
Kirkland 27 km SW 202m alt. 42 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 38).
Broughton Moor wx 27 km WSW 92m alt. 41 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (24 kph from 144 degs) was rejected.
Shap 29 km ESE 238m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 230).	45 km
STBeesHead NO 2 39 km SW 124m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Rain	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 280).	39 km Mid: overcast
GreatDunFell NO 2 39 km E 664m alt. 1 hour ago	-3° C	-	Near gales from the E (59 kph at 80).
Brampton wx 39 km NNE 75m alt. 42 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the E (21 kph at 85).
Warcop Range 42 km ESE 238m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Moderate winds from the ESE (20 kph at 120).	38 km Mid: overcast
Spadeadam Airport 55 km NE 214m alt. 2 hours ago	1° C	-	Moderate winds from the E (22 kph at 100).	10.0 km
SpadeadamNO2 56 km NE 285m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Moderate winds from the E (20 kph at 100).	36 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.