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Hofsjokull Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
700
700
750
750
750
750
750
750
800
800
800
800
800
800
750
800
km/h
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
50
SSW
45
SW
55
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
60
SW
70
SW
70
SSW
75
S
70
S
80
S
80
SSW
75
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
—
—
9
2
3
4
1
1
1
—
—
—
1
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-6
-3
-2
0
-1
-1
1
0
-1
0
min °C
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-6
-3
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
 chill °C
-16
-16
-16
-17
-18
-19
-20
-16
-13
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
Freezing level m
950
650
500
700
550
600
600
500
1150
1850
1450
1400
1700
1600
1550
1900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-6-7-7-7-8-8-7-5-3-1-1-20-1-10-1-2-3-2-3-3-3-1243233345434444479888899
Sunrise
—
8:55
—
—
8:59
—
—
9:02
—
—
9:04
—
—
9:08
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:00
—
—
4:58
—
—
4:53
—
—
4:51
—
—
4:47
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Hofsjokull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Hofsjokull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Hofsjokull Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 100 to 170 degs)
(24 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
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.
56 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 135).
16
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.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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 SW
61m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
25 km
162 km NE
386m alt.
2 hours 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.