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– Lat/Long: 64.78° N 18.92° W

Hofsjokull
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light rain
light rain
cloudy
mod. rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
750
700
700
700
700
700
750
750
1500
800
700
700
750
750
750
750
800
km/h
25
WSW
50
SW
60
SW
65
SSW
50
S
40
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
S
10
E
20
E
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSE
10
SE
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Snowflake cm
5
2
1
 mm
2
0.2
8
0.5
1.5
10
0.3
0.7
0.2
max °C
4
3
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
min °C
3
2
2
1
2
0
0
-1
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
 chill °C
-3
-6
-6
-8
-6
-7
-6
-6
-5
-3
-5
-3
-3
-4
-5
-3
-1
Freezing level m
2750
2350
2500
2000
2350
2000
1650
1750
1700
1900
2000
2100
2150
2200
2150
2250
2350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
4322310-101122323376657544456777777131212121312109101111121214131411
Sunrise
5:24
5:26
5:30
5:33
5:35
Sunset
9:14
9:09
9:06
9:02
8:59
8:54

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Hofsjokull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hofsjokull is: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Hofsjokull Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue night, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm 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.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 280).
11
107 km NNE
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
No report.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
119 km SSE
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
126 km SSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 163).
10
Skardsfjoruviti
148 km SSE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
149 km SSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Reykjavik Airport
161 km SW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
light rain
Drizzle
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
7.0 km
Low: broken
161 km SW
53m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
161 km SW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
162 km SW
61m alt.
2 hours 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.