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Hofsjokull Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
700
700
750
750
750
750
750
800
800
800
800
800
800
800
750
800
km/h
55
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
50
SSW
40
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
60
SW
80
SW
75
SSW
70
S
75
SSW
75
SSW
70
SSW
55
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
3
—
—
7
5
3
4
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-4
-7
-7
-6
-8
-8
-6
-4
-1
1
-1
-2
0
0
0
0
min °C
-3
-7
-7
-7
-7
-9
-8
-8
-6
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
0
0
0
 chill °C
-13
-16
-16
-16
-17
-20
-19
-19
-16
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-10
-9
-9
Freezing level m
1300
950
650
450
750
500
550
550
550
1150
2000
1350
1300
1500
1900
1600
1600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-2-6-7-7-7-9-8-7-5-20-1-2-10001-1-2-3-2-3-3-3-22422343475424444469889999
Sunrise
—
—
8:55
—
—
8:59
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:04
—
—
9:08
—
—
Sunset
5:05
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:51
—
—
4:47
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Hofsjokull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hofsjokull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Hofsjokull Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun night, min -2°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

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.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 205).
0
107 km NNE
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
119 km SSE
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
126 km SSW
101m alt.
52 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the N
(8 kph at 0).
13
Skardsfjoruviti
148 km SSE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
149 km SSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Reykjavik Airport
161 km SW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
161 km SW
53m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
162 km SW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km
168 km S
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).

* 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.