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Hofsjokull Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Wed 14 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 Fri night, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat night). Mainly extremely windy.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
1150
1100
1200
650
700
750
750
750
800
750
750
650
700
700
700
700
750
750
km/h
80
ESE
45
E
45
NW
70
NNW
40
NNW
50
WSW
55
SW
50
WSW
40
WSW
40
SSW
70
S
120
S
90
S
95
SW
95
SW
120
SW
100
SW
75
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
10
2
8
3
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
2
7
4
15
2
1
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
max °C
-4
-5
-6
-11
-9
-6
-5
-5
-3
-2
-2
-1
-4
-3
2
2
2
2
min °C
-5
-6
-11
-12
-11
-8
-6
-5
-5
-2
-2
-5
-5
-5
-1
2
2
0
 chill °C
-16
-15
-26
-26
-22
-18
-17
-15
-14
-10
-12
-17
-18
-18
-12
-8
-8
-10
Freezing level m
600
950
700
0
0
600
800
800
950
950
1100
1600
1100
850
2900
2550
2300
3350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:03
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:10
—
—
8:12
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
Sunset
—
5:57
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:38
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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 Fri night, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Wed morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Hofsjokull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Sat night). Mainly extremely windy.

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
5°C
Dry
21
Moderate winds from the ENE
(21 kph at 70).
35
Akureyri Airport
107 km NNE
211m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 030 degs)
(15 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
119 km SSE
120m alt.
59 minutes ago
9°C
-
46
Strong winds from the SE
(46 kph at 130).
126 km SSW
101m alt.
59 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (19 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
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.
59 minutes ago
9°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 80).
Reykjavik Airport
161 km SW
216m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Light rain .
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
161 km SW
23m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
-
162 km SW
61m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (31 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
162 km NE
386m alt.
59 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
76
Severe gales from the E
(76 kph at 80).
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.