Herðubreið
Weather Forecast, Iceland

 

Days 0-3 Herðubreið Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri night, extremely windy from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Days 3-6 Herðubreið Weather Summary:

Mild with moderate rain (total 12mm) on Tue night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 6-9 Herðubreið Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
rain showers
rain showers
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
partially cloudy
clear
snow showers
light rain
partially cloudy
snow showers
moderate snow
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
60 SW60
80 WSW80
45 SW45
85 SSE85
135 SW135
90 W90
80 WSW80
85 WSW85
80 WSW80
70 W70
60 W60
95 W95
105 W105
80 W80
20 W20
60 SW60
70 SW70
130 WSW130
80 NNW80
55 NW55
55 W55
55 WNW55
30 WNW30
35 W35
70 W70
55 W55
40 W40
some clouds some clouds rain shwrs rain shwrs some clouds snow shwrs some clouds some clouds clear clear light rain rain shwrs some clouds clear snow shwrs light rain some clouds snow shwrs mod. snow some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds snow shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
- - 2 1 - - - - - - 1 3 - - 6 2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 8 - - - - 2 - - -
High °C
1 0 3 7 0 -2 -5 -4 -4 -2 2 8 6 0 4 5 5 0 -5 -9 -6 -6 -5 2 2 2 3
Low °C
1 -1 -2 2 -1 -5 -5 -4 -6 -5 0 4 2 0 0 4 2 -2 -7 -9 -8 -6 -6 -4 2 2 2
Chill °C
-7 -10 -5 0 -12 -15 -17 -16 -15 -12 -6 1 -2 -10 -2 -2 -2 -11 -17 -21 -17 -17 -13 -6 -6 -6 -3
Freezing level m
1150 1000 750 2100 1000 500 200 350 200 150 1000 2550 2500 1050 1100 2100 2200 900 250 0 0 0 0 650 1350 1400 1650
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
-4-503-4-5-10-9-8-6-153-3222-3-10-13-10-9-8-2-1-1010370-2-5-4-4-228604550-5-9-6-6-52223777107623347121186101182-12007887
Sunrise
8:10 - - 8:12 - - 8:17 - - 8:19 - - 8:22 - - 8:26 - - 8:30 - - 8:33 - - 8:36 - -
Sunset
- 5:28 - - 5:24 - - 5:21 - - 5:17 - - 5:14 - - 5:09 - - 5:07 - - 5:02 - - 5:00 -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Herðubreið at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Herðubreið. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Iceland.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Grimsstadir
51 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
8.8° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
16 km
Egilsstadir Airport
91 km E
38m alt.
43 minutes ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 190).
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Skjaldthingsstadir
95 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
9.7° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
8 km
Akureyri Airport
97 km WNW
27m alt.
43 minutes ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 190).
Low: broken
Akureyri
98 km WNW
27m alt.
2 hours ago
7.4° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 160).
50 km
Mid: scattered

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Herðubreið and within an acceptable time window.