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Hofsjokull Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
750
650
650
650
650
700
700
700
750
800
700
650
650
650
650
650
650
650
km/h
45
SSE
55
SSE
20
S
0
NNE
10
N
10
NE
5
SE
15
SSW
25
SW
20
S
35
S
70
SE
50
S
60
S
10
SSE
20
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
7
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
1
—
—
3
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
-7
min °C
-6
-3
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-8
 chill °C
-16
-13
-10
-5
-9
-11
-10
-11
-12
-10
-12
-13
-14
-14
-10
-13
-13
-16
Freezing level m
600
950
1000
900
950
900
950
850
850
900
800
950
1250
1100
1050
800
850
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-3-4-4-5-6-6-8-210-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1121-1-1-1-3577665665657877564
Sunrise
7:46
—
—
7:48
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:00
—
—
Sunset
—
6:17
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:10
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:04
—
—
6:00
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Hofsjokull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hofsjokull is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Hofsjokull Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSE on Sun night, light winds 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.
2 hours ago
Dry
107 km NNE
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
119 km SSE
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
126 km SSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Light rain.
Wind obs. (10 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.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
Reykjavik Airport
161 km SW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
light rain
Light rain .
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 100).
9.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
161 km SW
53m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
161 km SW
23m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
-
162 km SW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
cloudy
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
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.