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Herðubreið (Heroubreio) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
550
550
1450
400
5550
5250
500
350
350
350
350
350
300
300
300
700
km/h
45
SSW
60
S
70
SW
75
SSW
90
SW
75
SW
30
SSW
30
S
15
SSE
0
NW
5
WSW
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
2
7
4
3
3
6
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.3
—
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
6
4
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
-1
-3
-4
-3
-3
-2
-2
-4
min °C
5
0
0
1
-1
-1
0
0
0
-2
-3
-4
-3
-4
-3
-4
-5
 chill °C
-2
-10
-9
-8
-12
-11
-7
-7
-4
-4
-3
-9
-9
-11
-6
-10
-12
Freezing level m
3350
2300
1050
1100
1250
850
1050
1100
1000
800
550
350
450
350
0
300
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:21
—
—
Sunset
5:35
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:27
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:16
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Herðubreið Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Herðubreið is: Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Herðubreið Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
51 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Egilsstadir Airport
93 km E
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
97 km E
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
97 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Hofn
115 km SSE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Dalatangi (4097 -0)
129 km E
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
143 km N
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
168 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
169 km NW
17m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
177 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.

* 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.