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Herðubreið (Heroubreio)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
40
NE
20
N
40
NNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
60
WSW
80
SW
115
SW
110
SW
100
WSW
110
SW
95
SW
85
WSW
80
WSW
60
WSW
15
SSE
25
ENE
45
ENE
7
1
5
18
max °C
-10
-11
-10
-9
-8
-4
0
1
-2
-12
-12
-14
-14
-13
-12
-12
-10
-8
min °C
-10
-11
-11
-10
-8
-7
-2
0
-10
-13
-13
-15
-15
-14
-13
-12
-12
-10
-21
-19
-21
-17
-16
-17
-13
-12
-26
-30
-30
-32
-31
-30
-27
-19
-22
-22
200
50
0
0
0
0
850
2850
500
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
Cloud base (m)
300
300
350
600
450
450
1650
600
600
550
1400
1600
650
1850
450
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-11-11-10-8-6-11-6-13-13-15-15-14-13-12-11-9-6-7-8-7-5-413-4-8-9-10-10-8-10-8-8-610-7-5-3-2694-1-1-3-2-2-8-2-11
Sunrise
7:16
7:13
7:09
7:05
7:01
6:58
Sunset
7:10
7:14
7:17
7:21
7:23
7:27

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Herðubreið Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Herðubreið is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Herðubreið Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
51 km NNE
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Egilsstadir Airport
93 km E
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light snow
Light snow.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 10).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
97 km E
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
97 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Hofn
115 km SSE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Jökulsárlón
121 km S
17m alt.
51 minutes ago
4° C
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 87).
13
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
129 km E
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
143 km N
10m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB347E66N
158 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NNW
(31 kph at 338).
- km
ASCATB347E65N
166 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 30).
- km

* 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.