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Hofsjokull Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
750
750
800
750
750
650
700
650
650
650
650
650
650
650
700
1350
1800
650
km/h
55
SW
55
WSW
45
WSW
50
SSW
90
S
110
S
85
SSW
105
S
105
SW
80
SSW
50
SSW
35
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
9
5
13
14
11
10
14
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-5
-3
-2
-1
1
-5
-3
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
min °C
-6
-5
-5
-3
-1
-4
-6
-6
-8
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-9
-8
-9
-10
 chill °C
-17
-15
-14
-12
-12
-16
-19
-20
-22
-20
-17
-15
-15
-14
-16
-12
-14
-15
Freezing level m
800
850
900
900
1150
2050
950
750
650
650
800
800
600
550
250
0
50
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
Sunset
—
5:50
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:36
—
—
5:31
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Hofsjokull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hofsjokull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Hofsjokull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the ENE by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
6°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 292).
11
Akureyri Airport
107 km NNE
692m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the S.(Wind varies from 160 to 230 degs)
(24 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
119 km SSE
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
126 km SSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 124).
8
Skardsfjoruviti
148 km SSE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Húsavík Airport
148 km NNE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
149 km SSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
Reykjavik Airport
161 km SW
708m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
161 km SW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
161 km SW
53m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).

* 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.