Blencathra (Cumbria) weather

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    7 day forecast for Blencathra

    Today (10 April 2026)
    Time
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Light snow Light snow shower night Light snow shower night Cloudy Light snow shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    30%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    50%
    50%
    80%
    Temperature
    -1°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -6°
    -4°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -4°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    Wind direction and speed
    W
    13
    WSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    17
    S
    19
    S
    21
    S
    23
    SSE
    24
    S
    24
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    28
    SSE
    30
    SSE
    33
    SSE
    36
    Wind gust (mph)
    15
    15
    18
    21
    23
    24
    24
    24
    24
    25
    26
    28
    31
    36
    40
    Visibility
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    G
    Humidity
    84%
    72%
    65%
    62%
    56%
    58%
    58%
    55%
    61%
    66%
    72%
    73%
    79%
    77%
    78%
    UV 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Saturday (11 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy snow Sleet shower Sleet shower Heavy snow Heavy snow Heavy snow Light snow Light snow Light snow Mist Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light snow shower day Light snow shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Light snow shower day Light snow Light snow Heavy snow Heavy snow
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    ≥95%
    90%
    70%
    60%
    40%
    40%
    20%
    40%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -6°
    -6°
    -7°
    -7°
    -7°
    -8°
    -8°
    -8°
    -7°
    -7°
    -7°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -7°
    -8°
    -8°
    -8°
    -8°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    37
    S
    37
    S
    37
    S
    35
    SSW
    30
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    27
    SSW
    29
    SSW
    30
    SSW
    31
    SSW
    31
    SSW
    31
    SSW
    32
    SSW
    33
    SSW
    33
    SSW
    34
    S
    37
    S
    38
    S
    39
    S
    39
    Wind gust (mph)
    42
    43
    40
    35
    33
    28
    24
    24
    26
    31
    34
    35
    35
    38
    40
    39
    41
    40
    41
    41
    42
    42
    42
    44
    Visibility (description)
    M
    P
    P
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    M
    G
    G
    G
    M
    P
    P
    VP
    Humidity
    79%
    84%
    88%
    93%
    96%
    95%
    93%
    91%
    87%
    81%
    76%
    69%
    66%
    67%
    73%
    74%
    75%
    75%
    75%
    77%
    80%
    84%
    87%
    92%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Sunday (12 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy snow Sleet shower Sleet shower Light snow Sleet shower night Sleet shower night Fog Mist Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Mist
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -8°
    -7°
    -7°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -6°
    -5°
    -5°
    -4°
    -4°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    -2°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    -4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    40
    SSW
    39
    SSW
    39
    SSW
    37
    SSW
    37
    SSW
    36
    SW
    35
    SW
    34
    SW
    32
    SW
    33
    SW
    33
    SW
    32
    SW
    33
    SW
    33
    SW
    33
    SW
    33
    SW
    32
    SW
    31
    SW
    29
    SW
    25
    SW
    24
    SW
    22
    SW
    20
    SW
    19
    Wind gust (mph)
    44
    42
    41
    39
    39
    38
    37
    37
    37
    38
    38
    38
    38
    38
    38
    38
    36
    34
    31
    26
    26
    24
    22
    20
    Visibility (description)
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    P
    P
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    M
    P
    Humidity
    94%
    95%
    94%
    94%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    92%
    92%
    89%
    86%
    84%
    80%
    76%
    73%
    71%
    67%
    68%
    75%
    81%
    85%
    89%
    89%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Monday (13 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Mist Mist Fog Fog Mist Fog Fog Fog Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Clear night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -4°
    -3°
    -2°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    S
    13
    S
    14
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    16
    S
    16
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    SW
    14
    SW
    14
    SW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SW
    10
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    SW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    19
    18
    17
    15
    16
    15
    15
    14
    15
    17
    18
    19
    19
    20
    19
    19
    18
    17
    15
    12
    11
    12
    13
    13
    Visibility (description)
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    VP
    P
    M
    VG
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    92%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    94%
    95%
    95%
    93%
    88%
    81%
    75%
    68%
    65%
    63%
    61%
    59%
    61%
    65%
    73%
    83%
    85%
    86%
    86%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Tuesday (14 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Clear night Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    10%
    <5%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -4°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -5°
    -4°
    -2°
    -1°
    -1°
    -1°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    8
    SSE
    8
    S
    10
    S
    11
    S
    13
    S
    14
    S
    16
    S
    16
    S
    17
    S
    16
    S
    15
    S
    13
    SSE
    13
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    16
    SSE
    17
    Wind gust (mph)
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    12
    11
    10
    12
    14
    16
    17
    18
    19
    19
    18
    17
    17
    14
    13
    15
    17
    19
    Visibility (description)
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    M
    M
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    G
    M
    Humidity
    85%
    85%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    86%
    82%
    78%
    73%
    65%
    61%
    55%
    54%
    51%
    51%
    50%
    54%
    60%
    69%
    69%
    71%
    75%
    UV - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 - - -
    Wednesday (15 April 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Mist Cloudy Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light shower day Cloudy Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    20%
    30%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -3°
    -3°
    -4°
    -3°
    -1°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    18
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    24
    S
    24
    SSE
    26
    S
    29
    S
    26
    S
    23
    Wind gust (mph)
    20
    20
    23
    28
    30
    30
    32
    28
    23
    Visibility (description)
    M
    M
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    M
    P
    Humidity
    77%
    79%
    85%
    84%
    82%
    80%
    83%
    82%
    88%
    UV - - - 1 2 2 1 1 -
    Thursday (16 April 2026)
    Time
    01:00
    04:00
    07:00
    10:00
    13:00
    16:00
    19:00
    22:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Light shower night Light shower day Light shower day Light shower day Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Fog
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    -2°
    -3°
    -3°
    -2°
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    S
    24
    S
    20
    S
    19
    S
    24
    SSW
    25
    SW
    32
    SSW
    26
    SSW
    20
    Wind gust (mph)
    27
    23
    27
    30
    32
    35
    29
    22
    Visibility (description)
    P
    P
    P
    P
    M
    M
    M
    P
    Humidity
    92%
    92%
    92%
    85%
    76%
    71%
    79%
    91%
    UV - - 1 2 3 1 1 -

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    Headline:

    Often cloudy, patchy rain arriving later.

    Today:

    A dry start, but cloudy skies already across the south of the region will continue to spread north with outbreaks of rain reaching southern counties during the evening. Becoming rather breezy later. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Tonight:

    Often cloudy with further outbreaks of mostly light and patchy rain and drizzle. Strengthening winds will herald a band of heavy rain later in the night. Risk of coastal gales. Minimum temperature 3 °C.

    Saturday:

    Rain soon clearing to the east tomorrow with sunny spells and showers following. These locally heavy with hail and a risk of thunder. Rather breezy. Maximum temperature 12 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Unsettled on Sunday with a mixture of sunny spells and showers. Often cloudy Monday and Tuesday, with fewer showers in the mix. Temperatures generally close to average. Windy at times.

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