Northern Hemisphere Weekly Snow News #329
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Scafell Pike at 978 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 6 am (local time) / 28 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 30.0mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Moderate rain (total 17.0mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
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light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | light rain | mod. rain | mod. rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | clear | rain shwrs | cloudy | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | |
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mm | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 |
max °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
min °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
chill °C | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Humid % | 97 | 88 | 83 | 87 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 94 | 90 | 70 | 85 | 78 | 94 | 47 | 44 | 90 | 91 |
Freeze m | 2900 | 2950 | 3100 | 2900 | 2800 | 2750 | 2700 | 2700 | 2600 | 2650 | 2650 | 2600 | 2450 | 2500 | 2550 | 2800 | 2800 | 3250 |
 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:02 | — |
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Scafell Pike Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 17 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in United Kingdom are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of August has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Photos of Scafell Pike
Ullswater and Crossfell from Raise Feb 03 by peter s
Grab in England by jim1515
Upload new photo Other resorts in United Kingdom are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Scafell Pike at the specific elevation of 978 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Scafell Pike. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of United Kingdom.
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Visitor Reviews of Scafell Pike
Overall 3.3 Based on 1 vote and 5 reviews
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- D Hosking from United Kingdom writes:
There is no tow on Scafell Pike, however, there is a tow on Raise near Helvellyn and several tows not too far away in the North Pennines so the snow forecast is useful for these.
Visitor Reviews of Scafell Pike
D Hosking from United Kingdom writes:
There is no tow on Scafell Pike, however, there is a tow on Raise near Helvellyn and several tows not too far away in the North Pennines so the snow forecast is useful for these.
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