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Scafell Pike at 978 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 6 am (local time) / 19 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 17.0mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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rain shwrs | light rain | mod. rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | cloudy | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
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mm | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
min °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
chill °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
Humid % | 88 | 89 | 92 | 86 | 85 | 78 | 67 | 80 | 79 | 61 | 61 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 81 | 72 | 69 | 61 |
Freeze m | 2350 | 2350 | 2350 | 2200 | 2000 | 1900 | 1850 | 1900 | 2050 | 2350 | 2500 | 2600 | 2700 | 3000 | 3150 | 3200 | 3200 | 3200 |
 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:23 | — |
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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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Snow History
Week 3 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
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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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