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Hofsjokull Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
clear
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
650
700
700
650
650
650
1300
7750
650
650
650
1200
650
700
700
700
km/h
110
SW
90
SW
55
S
35
S
25
S
15
S
10
S
5
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
S
20
SSW
10
S
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
16
6
6
13
3
2
—
—
—
2
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-8
-6
-5
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-9
-8
-7
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-10
-10
-9
-10
 chill °C
-24
-22
-18
-13
-15
-15
-14
-11
-14
-15
-14
-16
-16
-16
-15
-14
Freezing level m
1000
550
700
900
550
550
250
0
250
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-7-8-7-6-7-8-8-8-8-8-9-8-9-10-9-10-2-3-2-1-3-3-4-4-4-6-6-4-5-6-5-66455441-121-200-2-2-3
Sunrise
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:33
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:38
—
—
5:36
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:29
—
—
5:24
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Hofsjokull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hofsjokull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Hofsjokull Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
Dry
107 km NNE
211m alt.
44 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
52
Near gales from the SSW
(52 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
119 km SSE
120m alt.
44 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
126 km SSW
101m alt.
35 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 192).
40
Skardsfjoruviti
148 km SSE
0m alt.
44 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
149 km SSW
5m alt.
44 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Reykjavik Airport
161 km SW
216m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
43
Strong winds from the SW
(43 kph at 230).
8.0 km
Low: broken
161 km SW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
-
162 km SW
61m alt.
44 minutes ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km
162 km SW
61m alt.
44 minutes ago
9°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast

* 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.