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Hofsjokull
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 11mm) heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, gales from the SSE by Mon night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. rain
Cloud base (m)
9000
8100
8700
750
750
750
700
700
700
700
700
700
750
6400
850
750
km/h
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
25
SW
50
SW
55
SW
55
SSW
55
S
50
SW
65
SSW
45
SSW
20
SSE
30
ESE
65
SSE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
4
 mm
1.4
1.3
1
1.9
5
max °C
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
3
min °C
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
-1
1
2
2
 chill °C
0
0
2
2
-2
0
-2
-5
-6
-6
-6
-8
-9
-10
-4
-4
-6
Freezing level m
2300
2500
2500
2500
2450
2550
2700
2600
2550
2500
2650
2100
1650
1450
2000
2200
2200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
4334333333310-1223877876766775336671310111411111312121313111010111213
Sunrise
5:18
5:20
5:24
5:26
5:30
Sunset
9:21
9:16
9:14
9:09
9:06
9:02

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Hofsjokull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hofsjokull is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the SW by Fri night).

Hofsjokull Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 11mm) heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, gales from the SSE by Mon 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.
33 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 276).
0
107 km NNE
211m alt.
46 minutes ago
7° C
cloudy
No report.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
119 km SSE
120m alt.
46 minutes ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
126 km SSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 293).
26
Skardsfjoruviti
148 km SSE
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
149 km SSW
5m alt.
46 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
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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.
30 minutes ago
11° C
-
162 km SW
61m alt.
3 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.