Hofsjokull
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Days 0-3 Hofsjokull Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue morning, severe gales from the SW by Tue night).

Days 3-6 Hofsjokull Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
partially cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
moderate snow
light snow
heavy snow
moderate snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
Wind km/h
70 WSW70
45 W45
65 WSW65
45 SW45
50 W50
35 W35
25 W25
30 SW30
60 SW60
75 SW75
55 WSW55
30 SW30
25 NNE25
30 NNW30
55 NNW55
70 NNW70
60 N60
40 NNE40
heavy snow heavy snow heavy snow heavy snow light snow light snow some clouds heavy snow heavy snow mod. snow light snow heavy snow mod. snow light snow snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
18 13 14 12 5 5 - 13 18 6 4 13 10 5 3 1 1 1
High °C
-9 -9 -7 -4 -4 -6 -5 -2 0 -4 -4 -7 -10 -12 -15 -17 -16 -15
Low °C
-10 -9 -9 -6 -5 -7 -6 -3 -4 -5 -5 -9 -11 -13 -17 -17 -16 -16
Chill °C
-21 -20 -17 -14 -14 -15 -12 -10 -9 -15 -14 -16 -18 -22 -28 -33 -31 -27
Freezing level m
250 450 250 650 1000 550 150 800 1700 900 1000 500 200 0 0 0 0 0
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-9-9-7-4-4-6-5-20-4-4-7-10-12-15-17-16-15-4-4-300-2-20300-2-5-7-10-12-11-1233377436966410-3-5-5-6
Sunrise
8:25 - - 8:27 - - 8:32 - - 8:34 - - 8:37 - - 8:41 - -
Sunset
- 5:32 - - 5:30 - - 5:25 - - 5:22 - - 5:19 - - 5:15 -

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Akureyri Airport
107 km NNE
27m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 230 to 310 degs)
(15 kph at 270).
Low: scattered
Akureyri
108 km NNE
27m alt.
1 hour ago
11.2° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
10 km
Selfoss
126 km SSW
101m alt.
50 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the WNW
(16 kph at 286).
Jaoar Stokkseyri wx
148 km SSW
10m alt.
37 minutes ago
5.8° C
cloudy
Mostly Cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 293).
10.0 km
SHIP3303
156 km WNW
3m alt.
1 hour ago

* 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 Hofsjokull and within an acceptable time window.