Hofsjokull
Weather Forecast, Iceland

 

Days 0-3 Hofsjokull Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the S by Sat morning).

Days 3-6 Hofsjokull Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon night, min -18°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WSW by Tue night).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
moderate snow
moderate snow
heavy snow
moderate snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
partially cloudy
snow showers
moderate snow
moderate snow
moderate snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
Wind km/h
65 SW65
60 SW60
40 SSE40
50 N50
30 WNW30
55 WSW55
55 SSW55
75 SW75
50 WSW50
50 WNW50
45 NNW45
15 SW15
55 S55
70 S70
55 SSW55
75 SSW75
75 SW75
100 WSW100
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
5 3 15 6 8 11 8 12 4 2 - 2 9 6 8 5 3 13
High °C
-14 -13 -12 -13 -13 -15 -12 -10 -13 -16 -15 -10 -7 -3 -2 -4 -13 -14
Low °C
-15 -13 -12 -13 -13 -17 -15 -11 -18 -18 -16 -14 -8 -5 -3 -7 -15 -16
Chill °C
-28 -27 -24 -26 -24 -29 -27 -24 -27 -31 -26 -21 -19 -13 -11 -15 -28 -32
Freezing level m
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250 0 0 0 0 0 900 1300 1150 0 0
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mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
7:13 - - 7:09 - - 7:05 - - 7:01 - - 6:58 - - 6:54 - -
Sunset
- 7:32 - - 7:36 - - 7:38 - - 7:42 - - 7:45 - - 7:47 -

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Akureyri Airport
107 km NNE
27m alt.
47 minutes ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 160 to 230 degs)
(37 kph at 200).
Low: scattered
Akureyri
108 km NNE
27m alt.
2 hours ago
-0.2° C
-
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
35 km
Mid: scattered
Kirkjubaejarklaustu
119 km SSE
38m alt.
2 hours ago
-3.5° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 330).
Selfoss
126 km SSW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 148).
SHIP2401
148 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
-0.5° C

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Hofsjokull and within an acceptable time window.