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Hofsjokull Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, stormy winds from the NW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, severe gales from the S by Sat night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
650
650
650
650
650
650
1050
1100
1200
650
700
700
750
750
800
850
800
800
km/h
50
SSE
50
S
45
S
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
65
ESE
40
SE
45
WNW
60
NW
25
W
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
65
S
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Snowflake cm
1
1
—
—
2
2
12
5
13
2
1
3
1
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-3
-5
-5
-10
-8
-6
-6
-5
-2
0
1
0
min °C
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
-3
-5
-11
-11
-9
-7
-6
-5
-5
-1
1
-1
 chill °C
-12
-15
-15
-9
-14
-16
-13
-14
-26
-24
-18
-17
-16
-15
-14
-7
-5
-10
Freezing level m
1200
1000
950
900
950
650
650
1000
650
0
100
800
750
800
750
1250
2050
1300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
Sunset
—
6:04
—
—
6:00
—
—
5:57
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:45
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Hofsjokull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hofsjokull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, stormy winds from the NW by Wed night).

Hofsjokull Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Sat morning, severe gales from the S by Sat 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.
58 minutes ago
Dry
107 km NNE
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
119 km SSE
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
126 km SSW
101m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
Dry
Wind obs. (23 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
148 km SSE
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
149 km SSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Reykjavik Airport
161 km SW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Light rain .
22
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 090 to 160 degs)
(22 kph at 120).
9.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
161 km SW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
162 km SW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km
162 km NE
386m alt.
1 hour 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.