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Hofsjokull Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, severe gales from the SSE by Sun night).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
some clouds
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
750
750
750
750
750
750
650
650
700
700
800
700
700
700
700
700
600
km/h
5
S
5
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
SSW
40
SSE
55
SSE
25
SE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
30
SSW
35
SSW
15
SW
25
SSE
45
SSE
80
SSE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
1
1
—
4
6
6
—
—
3
5
5
1
—
—
6
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-4
-3
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-2
min °C
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-6
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
 chill °C
-8
-6
-15
-15
-12
-15
-14
-10
-11
-12
-12
-14
-14
-11
-12
-15
-15
Freezing level m
700
400
650
650
450
600
950
1050
900
850
900
800
900
800
750
800
1200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-6-7-7-7-5-4-4-4-5-5-6-5-5-5-5-3-2-3-2-3-3-200-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-1121553566666665567
Sunrise
—
—
7:41
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
Sunset
6:25
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:10
—
—
6:07
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Hofsjokull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hofsjokull is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Hofsjokull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, severe gales from the SSE by Sun 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
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 84).
0
107 km NNE
211m alt.
52 minutes ago
7°C
clear
No report.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
0.0 km
119 km SSE
120m alt.
52 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
126 km SSW
101m alt.
43 minutes ago
Dry
Skardsfjoruviti
148 km SSE
0m alt.
52 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
149 km SSW
5m alt.
52 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Reykjavik Airport
161 km SW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 100 to 160 degs)
(7 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
161 km SW
53m alt.
52 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
162 km SW
61m alt.
52 minutes ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
25 km
162 km NE
386m alt.
52 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 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.