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Scafell Pike at 978 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 6 am (local time) / 18 Sep 2026
Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 21.0mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the W by Sun night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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light rain | mod. rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | rain shwrs | cloudy | light rain | light rain | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | |
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mm | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
min °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
chill °C | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
Humid % | 73 | 99 | 99 | 88 | 85 | 77 | 73 | 54 | 90 | 99 | 83 | 84 | 81 | 58 | 65 | 78 | 74 | 73 |
Freeze m | 2800 | 3300 | 3500 | 3100 | 2700 | 2100 | 2350 | 3400 | 3450 | 4000 | 4050 | 3750 | 3750 | 3700 | 3450 | 3000 | 2950 | 3800 |
 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:09 | — |
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Scafell Pike Snow Conditions
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| 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 3 of September 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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