Saariselkä: snow now and upcoming trips
Snow Score
Confidence: Low
93 / 100
Excellent
Likely range
81–100
Where 8 in 10 of the winters behind this score land.
Observedreadings so far
The trip starts in 58 days.
The score covers all 8 days of the trip, first and last included.
What makes up this score
Six probabilities for these dates, from the same winters as the score. The methodology page explains how they combine.
Observedreadings so far
Snow on the ground
97% very likely
Share of trip days with at least 1 cm of snow on the ground.
Snow on every day
97% very likely
Chance that every day of the trip has at least 1 cm of snow.
Deep snow
85% likely
Share of trip days with at least 20 cm of snow.
Fresh snowfall
87% likely
Chance of at least one fresh snowfall, from the eve of arrival to the last day.
Cold days
83% likely
Share of trip days when the highest temperature stays below 0 °C.
Rainy days
7% very unlikely
Share of trip days with measurable rain (0.5 mm or more).
Snow depth
Typically 20–50 cm
Average snow depth over these dates, in 8 of 10 of the winters behind this score.
Latest snow reading
Latest reading: 0 cm at Inari Saariselkä, 0.7 km from Saariselkä, on 7 Oct.
ObservedInari Saariselkä · 7 Oct
Natural snow is measured at weather stations that can be several kilometres from resorts and slopes.
How this outlook has moved
One point per daily update: the line is the Snow Score and the green band its likely range. Days without an update are left as gaps.
Tracked since 3 Oct 2026 · 5 daily updates
- Snow Score
- Likely range
- Your trip
- Not read yet
Dashed area: days not read yet. A new point is added with each daily update until the trip ends.
| Date | Snow Score | Likely range | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct | 93 | 81–100 | Historical | Low |
| 4 Oct | 93 | 81–100 | Historical | Low |
| 5 Oct | 93 | 81–100 | Historical | Low |
| 6 Oct | 93 | 81–100 | Historical | Low |
| 7 Oct | 93 | 81–100 | Observed | Low |
What changed
Source changed
From this day the score leans on snow readings rather than past winters.
The model was updated
A jump on this day may come from the new method rather than from the weather.
Sources
- Weather observations: Finnish Meteorological Institute open data (Ilmatieteen laitoksen avoin data), daily weather observations, retrieved daily, modified · CC BY 4.0
Snow Scores as of 7 Oct 2026