Herðubreið
Weather Forecast, Iceland

 

Days 0-3 Herðubreið Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the ESE on Mon night, moderate winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Days 3-6 Herðubreið Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Days 6-9 Herðubreið Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
light snow
light snow
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light snow
light snow
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
moderate snow
moderate snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light snow
Wind km/h
30 E30
40 SE40
35 SSE35
50 SSE50
65 SE65
105 SE105
55 SE55
45 SE45
40 SSE40
45 SE45
35 SE35
20 SE20
20 ESE20
20 ESE20
20 ESE20
35 ENE35
30 E30
25 ENE25
40 NNE40
35 NE35
15 ENE15
35 NNE35
45 N45
30 N30
20 SW20
45 WSW45
45 SW45
light snow light snow some clouds some clouds some clouds light snow light snow some clouds some clouds clear clear clear clear clear snow shwrs light snow light snow light snow mod. snow mod. snow heavy snow light snow light snow light snow some clouds some clouds light snow
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
3 2 - - - 5 2 - - - - - - - 1 5 2 4 8 7 16 5 3 1 - - 4
High °C
-5 -4 -5 -5 -5 -4 -4 -4 -4 -5 -5 -5 -6 -6 -7 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -5 -6 -6 -7 -6 -5 -2
Low °C
-6 -5 -5 -5 -6 -4 -4 -5 -5 -5 -5 -6 -6 -7 -8 -6 -6 -7 -6 -6 -6 -6 -7 -8 -7 -5 -4
Chill °C
-14 -13 -13 -15 -17 -17 -14 -13 -13 -15 -14 -12 -13 -13 -14 -15 -14 -14 -16 -15 -12 -15 -16 -17 -15 -14 -11
Freezing level m
700 900 600 950 750 950 1100 1000 950 750 700 550 600 500 350 650 700 650 650 650 650 750 650 400 0 400 1150
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
-5-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-6-6-7-6-6-6-6-6-5-6-6-7-6-5-2-10-10-21000-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-2-3-3-22554557655433323444444443126
Sunrise
11:14 - - 11:15 - - 11:15 - - 11:17 - - 11:18 - - 11:18 - - 11:18 - - 11:19 - - 11:19 - -
Sunset
- 2:47 - - 2:47 - - 2:45 - - 2:45 - - 2:45 - - 2:47 - - 2:47 - - 2:48 - - 2:48 -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Herðubreið at the specific elevation of 1682 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
2.2° C
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
91 km E
38m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Skjaldthingsstadir
95 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
3.0° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 180).
60 km
Mid: overcast
Akureyri Airport
97 km WNW
27m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 330).
Low: few
Mid: broken
Akureyri
98 km WNW
27m alt.
2 hours ago
2.3° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 60).
40 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.