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Orthwaite 14 Day Long Range Forecast

14 Day weather providing an extended long range forecast outlook for Orthwaite

Cumbria, United Kingdom

Long range weather outlook for Orthwaite includes 14 day forecast summary:

Taking a look at Orthwaite over the coming two weeks and the average daytime maximum temperature will be around 19°C, with a high for the two weeks of 23°C expected on the afternoon of Sunday 19th. The average minimum temperature will be 9°C, dipping to its lowest on the morning of Saturday 25th at 5°C. The coming 14 days will have some days seeing a little precipitation and some days with rain. Current predictions suggest Thursday 23rd will have the most precipitation with an accumulation of around 41.0mm. On the whole winds are likely to be light.

DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust
Temp/
Feels Like
HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Fri 17
May
18:00

NNE
NNE

3 / 4 mph 65 / 62°F 83% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 25%
Mid level cloud: 20%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
31%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

ENE
ENE

3 / 7 mph 55 / 53°F 92% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 5%
Mid level cloud: 26%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
40%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Sat 18
May
00:00

ENE
ENE

4 / 8 mph 51 / 50°F 94% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 11%
Mid level cloud: 21%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
18%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

NE
NE

4 / 9 mph 49 / 48°F 94% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 6%
Mid level cloud: 12%
High level cloud: 1%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
10%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

NE
NE

5 / 8 mph 54 / 51°F 93% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 7%
Mid level cloud: 27%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
45%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

NE
NE

5 / 6 mph 65 / 62°F 80% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 1%
Mid level cloud: 27%
High level cloud: 1%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
30%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

NE
NE

6 / 7 mph 66 / 63°F 81% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 20%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
35%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

ENE
ENE

6 / 6 mph 72 / 68°F 68% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 8%
Mid level cloud: 13%
High level cloud: 3%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
12%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

NE
NE

4 / 5 mph 70 / 67°F 76% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 5%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
7%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

E
E

4 / 8 mph 56 / 55°F 87% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 7%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
7%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Sun 19
May
00:00

ENE
ENE

4 / 8 mph 53 / 52°F 87% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 13%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
4%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

ENE
ENE

3 / 7 mph 50 / 49°F 86% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 30%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
6%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

ENE
ENE

3 / 5 mph 55 / 54°F 82% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 26%
High level cloud: 9%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
26%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

NE
NE

2 / 2 mph 67 / 64°F 69% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 4%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
45%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

NNW
NNW

2 / 2 mph 73 / 69°F 64% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 4%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 13%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
56%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

WNW
WNW

3 / 4 mph 70 / 67°F 75% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 38%
Mid level cloud: 28%
High level cloud: 17%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
49%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

NNW
NNW

2 / 3 mph 67 / 64°F 83% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 24%
Mid level cloud: 27%
High level cloud: 10%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
34%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
21:00

ENE
ENE

3 / 6 mph 55 / 54°F 92% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 19%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 8%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
35%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
Mon 20
May
00:00

E
E

4 / 7 mph 53 / 52°F 92% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 20%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 11%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
36%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

E
E

2 / 4 mph 53 / 54°F 94% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 74%
Mid level cloud: 48%
High level cloud: 12%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
92%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

NE
NE

2 / 3 mph 55 / 56°F 92% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 78%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 24%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
97%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

NE
NE

3 / 3 mph 59 / 59°F 88% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 61%
Mid level cloud: 30%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
75%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

ENE
ENE

3 / 3 mph 64 / 62°F 79% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 46%
Mid level cloud: 30%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
68%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

NE
NE

3 / 4 mph 67 / 64°F 74% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 44%
Mid level cloud: 28%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
65%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

E
E

5 / 6 mph 64 / 61°F 84% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 30%
Mid level cloud: 25%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
50%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

E
E

3 / 7 mph 54 / 52°F 91% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 32%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
38%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Tue 21
May
00:00

E
E

2 / 5 mph 51 / 51°F 92% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 6%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 1%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
7%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

ENE
ENE

2 / 4 mph 48 / 48°F 92% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 4%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 51%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
17%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

NE
NE

2 / 3 mph 52 / 51°F 87% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 54%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
9%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

N
N

1 / 1 mph 62 / 59°F 71% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 28%
High level cloud: 62%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
30%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

WNW
WNW

2 / 3 mph 66 / 63°F 61% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
47%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

W
W

4 / 4 mph 66 / 63°F 65% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 29%
High level cloud: 22%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
29%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
18:00

W
W

3 / 4 mph 63 / 61°F 74% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 11%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
10%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
21:00

SSW
SSW

2 / 4 mph 53 / 53°F 81% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 6%
High level cloud: 8%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
5%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Wed 22
May
00:00

S
S

2 / 4 mph 49 / 50°F 88% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 3%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
3%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
03:00

WSW
WSW

2 / 4 mph 46 / 47°F 89% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 6%
High level cloud: 89%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
9%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
06:00

NW
NW

1 / 1 mph 54 / 53°F 90% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 17%
Mid level cloud: 24%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
37%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
09:00

NNW
NNW

5 / 5 mph 63 / 60°F 84% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 36%
Mid level cloud: 31%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
58%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
12:00

NNW
NNW

5 / 6 mph 62 / 61°F 81% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 60%
Mid level cloud: 76%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
98%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
15:00

NNW
NNW

6 / 9 mph 61 / 61°F 85% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 71%
Mid level cloud: 99%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
18:00

NNE
NNE

9 / 13 mph 56 / 53°F 94% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 60%
Mid level cloud: 62%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
93%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
21:00

N
N

9 / 11 mph 52 / 48°F 95% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 87%
Mid level cloud: 57%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
Thu 23
May
00:00

NNE
NNE

8 / 9 mph 50 / 47°F 96% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 76%
Mid level cloud: 64%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
03:00

NW
NW

5 / 7 mph 48 / 46°F 98% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 88%
Mid level cloud: 72%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
06:00

NW
NW

6 / 9 mph 47 / 44°F 97% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 89%
Mid level cloud: 88%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.1 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.1 In
09:00

NW
NW

6 / 6 mph 50 / 48°F 97% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 96%
Mid level cloud: 95%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.2 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.2 In
12:00

W
W

9 / 10 mph 54 / 51°F 97% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 93%
Mid level cloud: 86%
High level cloud: 22%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.3 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.3 In
15:00

W
W

9 / 10 mph 55 / 53°F 98% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 94%
Mid level cloud: 77%
High level cloud: 10%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.4 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.4 In
18:00

WNW
WNW

6 / 8 mph 54 / 52°F 97% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 83%
Mid level cloud: 48%
High level cloud: 84%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.4 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.4 In
21:00

SW
SW

5 / 6 mph 51 / 49°F 98% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 85%
Mid level cloud: 71%
High level cloud: 12%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.0 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.0 In
DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust
Temp/
Feels Like
HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Fri 24
May
00:00

SSW
SSW

4 / 9 mph 43 / 40°F 95% 1012 mb
Low level cloud: 47%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 1%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
49%
0.0 In
06:00

W
W

9 / 18 mph 47 / 43°F 86% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 95%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 15%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
96%
0.0 In
12:00

E
E

10 / 17 mph 57 / 55°F 80% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 75%
Mid level cloud: 20%
High level cloud: 11%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
82%
0.0 In
18:00

ENE
ENE

10 / 18 mph 64 / 64°F 80% 1020 mb
Low level cloud: 6%
Mid level cloud: 7%
High level cloud: 4%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
8%
0.0 In
Sat 25
May
00:00

ENE
ENE

6 / 12 mph 47 / 45°F 94% 1024 mb
Low level cloud: 2%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
1%
0.0 In
06:00

S
S

6 / 13 mph 50 / 47°F 87% 1023 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 8%
High level cloud: 21%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
8%
0.0 In
12:00

SSW
SSW

12 / 24 mph 55 / 52°F 78% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 89%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
18:00

SW
SW

2 / 5 mph 64 / 64°F 74% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
49%
0.0 In
Sun 26
May
00:00

ESE
ESE

5 / 11 mph 52 / 51°F 91% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 19%
Mid level cloud: 52%
High level cloud: 54%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
43%
0.0 In
06:00

SSE
SSE

6 / 11 mph 54 / 53°F 91% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 12%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 83%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
23%
0.0 In
12:00

ESE
ESE

11 / 22 mph 65 / 65°F 74% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 59%
Mid level cloud: 43%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
77%
0.0 In
18:00

ENE
ENE

2 / 4 mph 56 / 58°F 94% 1013 mb
Low level cloud: 47%
Mid level cloud: 98%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
93%
0.3 In
Mon 27
May
00:00

ENE
ENE

5 / 10 mph 48 / 46°F 91% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 9%
High level cloud: 3%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
9%
0.0 In
06:00

WSW
WSW

7 / 14 mph 50 / 47°F 93% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 72%
Mid level cloud: 25%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
80%
0.2 In
12:00

NNE
NNE

3 / 6 mph 69 / 69°F 62% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 0%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: high
0%
0.0 In
18:00

W
W

8 / 16 mph 49 / 46°F 88% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 79%
Mid level cloud: 50%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
96%
0.1 In
Tue 28
May
00:00

S
S

2 / 5 mph 56 / 57°F 88% 1015 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 9%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
5%
0.0 In
06:00

W
W

4 / 10 mph 47 / 45°F 90% 1022 mb
Low level cloud: 27%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
28%
0.0 In
12:00

SW
SW

7 / 15 mph 64 / 64°F 72% 1011 mb
Low level cloud: 41%
Mid level cloud: 29%
High level cloud: 1%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
51%
0.0 In
18:00

WSW
WSW

6 / 13 mph 53 / 51°F 71% 1023 mb
Low level cloud: 11%
Mid level cloud: 35%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
65%
0.0 In
Wed 29
May
00:00

W
W

5 / 11 mph 51 / 50°F 94% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 73%
Mid level cloud: 60%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
06:00

SSE
SSE

5 / 11 mph 42 / 39°F 89% 1021 mb
Low level cloud: 11%
Mid level cloud: 15%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
19%
0.0 In
12:00

WSW
WSW

13 / 28 mph 53 / 49°F 68% 1009 mb
Low level cloud: 72%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 1%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
78%
0.0 In
18:00

SSE
SSE

5 / 11 mph 48 / 46°F 95% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 99%
Mid level cloud: 84%
High level cloud: 32%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
Thu 30
May
00:00

S
S

6 / 13 mph 41 / 37°F 93% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 42%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 8%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
59%
0.0 In
06:00

WSW
WSW

5 / 10 mph 49 / 47°F 89% 1017 mb
Low level cloud: 60%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 2%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
76%
0.0 In
12:00

WSW
WSW

13 / 28 mph 55 / 51°F 71% 1007 mb
Low level cloud: 11%
Mid level cloud: 27%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
19%
0.1 In
18:00

SW
SW

7 / 15 mph 50 / 47°F 93% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 85%
Mid level cloud: 53%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In
Fri 31
May
00:00

SE
SE

3 / 7 mph 43 / 42°F 88% 1008 mb
Low level cloud: 15%
Mid level cloud: 71%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
100%
0.0 In
06:00

WSW
WSW

8 / 16 mph 50 / 47°F 91% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 81%
Mid level cloud: 32%
High level cloud: 22%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
94%
0.0 In
12:00

WNW
WNW

2 / 5 mph 52 / 53°F 83% 1010 mb
Low level cloud: 28%
Mid level cloud: 50%
High level cloud: 12%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
47%
0.1 In
18:00

SSW
SSW

15 / 32 mph 52 / 47°F 93% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 91%
Mid level cloud: 85%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.1 In
Sat 01
Jun
00:00

WSW
WSW

3 / 6 mph 45 / 45°F 91% 1014 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
4%
0.0 In
06:00

WSW
WSW

17 / 36 mph 49 / 43°F 82% 1016 mb
Low level cloud: 18%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 8%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
20%
0.0 In
12:00

WNW
WNW

5 / 11 mph 59 / 58°F 63% 1018 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 5%
High level cloud: 1%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
4%
0.0 In
18:00

SSW
SSW

11 / 22 mph 54 / 51°F 82% 1019 mb
Low level cloud: 88%
Mid level cloud: 4%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
0.0 In

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