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Herðubreið
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Herðubreið Weather (Days 0-3):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

(Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

(Days 6-9):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed night, calm by Thu morning).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Sat
1
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partially cloudy
partially cloudy
moderate snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Wind km/h
105 W105
60 W60
15 WSW15
30 ESE30
50 ENE50
25 ENE25
5 WNW5
25 E25
30 SW30
35 SE35
20 SSE20
25 ESE25
25 NNE25
40 E40
25 E25
20 NNE20
30 NW30
30 NW30
25 NNW25
10 NNW10
5 ESE5
15 SE15
25 ESE25
30 E30
20 E20
20 ESE20
25 SSE25
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
- - - 9 4 5 2 2 1 1 - - 4 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
-10 -11 -11 -11 -9 -7 -6 -6 -7 -7 -7 -8 -7 -7 -7 -7 -11 -10 -10 -11 -10 -11 -11 -11 -10 -9 -7
Low °C
-11 -11 -11 -12 -10 -8 -7 -7 -8 -8 -8 -8 -8 -7 -7 -11 -11 -10 -11 -12 -10 -11 -11 -11 -11 -10 -8
Chill °C
-25 -24 -17 -20 -20 -11 -6 -14 -17 -15 -14 -16 -17 -17 -15 -16 -21 -19 -20 -11 -14 -18 -20 -21 -18 -17 -15
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Sunrise
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Sunset
- - 4:14 - - 4:17 - - 4:22 - - 4:24 - - 4:29 - - 4:31 - - 4:36 - - 4:39 - - 4:43

Herðubreið Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Herðubreið is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri nightTemperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -12°C on Fri night)Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Herðubreið Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon nightTemperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Tue night)Mainly strong winds.

Herðubreið Weather (Days 6-9):

Mostly dryTemperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Thu morning)Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed night, calm by Thu morning).

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
-5.5° C
partially cloudy
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
35 km
Egilsstadir Airport
91 km E
38m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the SW
(39 kph at 230).
Low: few
Skjaldthingsstadir
95 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
-2.2° C
clear
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
60 km
Akureyri Airport
97 km WNW
27m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
light rain
Freezing light rain freezing.
19
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 200 to 310 degs)
(19 kph at 270).
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Akureyri
98 km WNW
27m alt.
3 hours ago
-2.8° C
light snow
Continuous light snow.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
28 km
Mid: overcast

* 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.