Herðubreið
Weather Forecast, Iceland

 

Days 0-3 Herðubreið Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Wed morning).

Days 3-6 Herðubreið Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, stormy winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Days 6-9 Herðubreið Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, severe gales from the W by Tue night).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
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
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
clear
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
Wind km/h
30 WSW30
35 SW35
50 SSE50
65 SE65
25 SSE25
55 WSW55
95 W95
95 W95
65 W65
65 S65
75 S75
35 SW35
50 WSW50
70 WSW70
40 SSW40
100 WSW100
65 W65
70 WSW70
55 WSW55
60 W60
75 W75
45 W45
35 W35
20 NW20
25 W25
40 WSW40
80 WSW80
clear some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds some clouds clear clear some clouds some clouds snow shwrs some clouds clear snow shwrs some clouds some clouds some clouds clear some clouds some clouds snow shwrs light snow snow shwrs some clouds some clouds snow shwrs
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - 2 - - 2 - - - - - - 1 3 8 - - 2
High °C
-5 -5 -1 0 -1 -1 -6 -8 -2 1 1 0 -5 -5 -1 -4 -5 -7 -10 -9 -8 -5 -4 -4 -5 -4 -2
Low °C
-5 -5 -4 -1 -1 -5 -7 -8 -8 -1 1 -5 -5 -6 -5 -4 -6 -8 -10 -10 -10 -6 -4 -6 -6 -5 -4
Chill °C
-13 -13 -11 -9 -7 -9 -19 -22 -11 -8 -8 -8 -15 -16 -11 -16 -16 -19 -22 -22 -20 -13 -12 -9 -14 -12 -11
Freezing level m
850 950 900 1600 1500 1400 550 600 300 1500 1900 1250 950 950 850 1100 800 650 200 300 100 350 850 300 250 700 1250
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
-5-5-10-1-1-6-8-2110-5-5-1-4-5-7-10-9-8-5-4-4-5-4-2002333-3-314540031-1-2-5-5-5-10-1-2-12567788444898667764121343248
Sunrise
7:56 - - 8:00 - - 8:03 - - 8:07 - - 8:10 - - 8:12 - - 8:17 - - 8:19 - - 8:22 - -
Sunset
- 5:43 - - 5:38 - - 5:36 - - 5:31 - - 5:28 - - 5:24 - - 5:21 - - 5:17 - - 5:14 -

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
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.
1 hour ago
7° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 200).
Skjaldthingsstadir
95 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
8.2° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 180).
>70 km
Mid: few
Akureyri Airport
97 km WNW
27m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
Low: scattered
Akureyri
98 km WNW
27m alt.
2 hours ago
8.7° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 170).
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.