Herðubreið
Weather Forecast, Iceland

 

Days 0-3 Herðubreið Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, stormy winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 3-6 Herðubreið Weather Summary:

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Thu morning).

Days 6-9 Herðubreið Weather Summary:

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW by Sun morning).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
light rain
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
rain showers
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
Wind km/h
60 WSW60
55 WSW55
40 W40
20 SSW20
25 SSW25
40 WSW40
20 SW20
25 S25
85 SSW85
95 WSW95
80 SW80
95 WSW95
70 WSW70
55 WSW55
45 SW45
20 SW20
25 SSE25
20 SSW20
5 WSW5
5 NNW5
10 WSW10
15 SE15
25 ESE25
30 ESE30
35 NE35
30 NNE30
45 NNW45
clear clear some clouds clear light rain some clouds clear some clouds rain shwrs clear clear some clouds clear clear some clouds some clouds light snow light snow cloudy cloudy clear some clouds some clouds snow shwrs light snow light snow light snow
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - - - - - 4 8 - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1 - - - - - 2 4 3 4
High °C
3 3 4 6 6 4 5 7 6 0 1 -2 -2 0 -1 0 2 3 2 2 3 3 4 2 1 1 -1
Low °C
3 2 2 5 4 4 4 6 -1 -2 0 -4 -3 0 -2 -1 2 2 1 2 2 3 4 1 1 0 -4
Chill °C
-5 -4 -2 2 2 -2 1 3 -1 -10 -8 -12 -12 -8 -9 -5 -3 -2 2 0 0 0 -1 -4 -6 -5 -9
Freezing level m
2550 2350 2450 2550 2550 2500 2550 2750 2550 1400 1900 1150 1300 1600 1400 1500 2050 2200 2100 2200 2450 2650 2700 1950 1850 1800 1250
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
1:58 - - 1:59 - - 2:00 - - 2:00 - - 2:01 - - 2:03 - - 2:05 - - 2:08 - - 2:10 - -
Sunset
- 0:15 - - 0:15 - - 0:15 - - 0:14 - - 0:13 - - 0:12 - - 0:10 - - 0:09 - - 0:07 -

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.
3 hours ago
12.6° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 230).
>70 km
Mid: few
Egilsstadir Airport
91 km E
38m alt.
41 minutes ago
20° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
Skjaldthingsstadir
95 km NE
48m alt.
3 hours ago
16.8° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the WSW
(33 kph at 240).
>70 km
Mid: few
Akureyri Airport
97 km WNW
27m alt.
41 minutes ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 260 degs)
(26 kph at 190).
Low: scattered
Akureyri
98 km WNW
27m alt.
3 hours ago
14.4° C
-
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 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.