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Hofsjokull Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
650
650
650
700
700
700
650
600
650
650
650
700
700
700
700
700
700
km/h
80
SSE
50
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
SW
35
S
75
SSE
45
SW
30
W
15
W
20
W
20
SW
20
SSW
10
WSW
15
NW
10
WNW
30
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
5
4
1
1
—
5
8
1
—
7
—
3
2
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-3
-2
-4
-4
-2
0
-3
-3
-3
-4
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
min °C
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-8
-8
 chill °C
-14
-13
-12
-12
-13
-11
-12
-13
-10
-8
-13
-13
-13
-13
-13
-14
-17
Freezing level m
1500
1200
1350
1050
950
1000
1350
1200
1200
1200
1000
900
850
750
700
550
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
7:26
—
—
7:30
—
—
7:33
—
—
7:35
—
—
7:39
—
—
Sunset
6:44
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:32
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:25
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Hofsjokull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hofsjokull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the S by Fri morning).

Hofsjokull Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Hofsjokull at the specific elevation of 1782 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Hofsjokull. 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
101 km WSW
120m alt.
27 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 280).
18
107 km NNE
211m alt.
45 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
119 km SSE
120m alt.
45 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
126 km SSW
101m alt.
44 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (27 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
148 km SSE
0m alt.
45 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
149 km SSW
5m alt.
45 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
Reykjavik Airport
161 km SW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Drizzle
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 190).
8.0 km
Mid: broken
161 km SW
53m alt.
45 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
161 km SW
23m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
-
162 km SW
61m alt.
45 minutes ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 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.