Hvannadalshnukur
Weather Forecast, Iceland

 

Days 0-3 Hvannadalshnukur Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the W by Wed morning).

Days 3-6 Hvannadalshnukur Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Days 6-9 Hvannadalshnukur Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -8°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
31
night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
partially cloudy
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
partially cloudy
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
partially cloudy
clear
clear
partially cloudy
snow showers
moderate snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
moderate snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
clear
clear
Wind km/h
70 WNW70
20 WNW20
10 WNW10
15 SSE15
75 W75
55 WNW55
10 SE10
15 ENE15
20 NE20
5 WSW5
10 N10
40 N40
20 NNE20
5 E5
15 W15
30 WSW30
25 SSW25
30 SSE30
65 ESE65
65 SE65
80 ESE80
85 E85
65 E65
35 ENE35
15 ENE15
0 SE0
10 W10
some clouds cloudy light snow heavy snow light snow some clouds snow shwrs light snow light snow light snow light snow some clouds clear clear some clouds snow shwrs mod. snow heavy snow heavy snow heavy snow heavy snow heavy snow mod. snow snow shwrs some clouds clear clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - 3 23 1 - 3 5 1 2 1 - - - - 5 8 11 51 45 36 45 10 2 - - -
High °C
-1 -2 -4 1 -2 0 -4 -7 -7 -8 -8 -10 -9 -10 -10 -8 -8 -6 -3 -3 -4 -4 -5 -7 -8 -8 -8
Low °C
-3 -4 -4 -3 -2 -1 -7 -7 -8 -8 -9 -11 -10 -11 -11 -10 -8 -7 -6 -3 -4 -5 -6 -8 -8 -8 -8
Chill °C
-10 -8 -9 -6 -12 -9 -8 -13 -14 -11 -13 -21 -17 -10 -18 -17 -16 -15 -13 -13 -16 -16 -16 -16 -16 -8 -13
Freezing level m
800 1000 600 1100 1100 1450 650 250 400 300 0 0 0 0 0 0 250 400 700 950 900 800 700 450 0 0 0
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
-3-4-4-2-4-3-7-11-11-12-13-14-13-13-11-9-8-9-7-7-7-8-9-10-11-11-10-1-2-41-20-4-7-7-8-8-10-9-10-10-8-8-6-3-3-4-4-5-7-8-8-82204451-1-1-1-2-4-5-5-5-2-10333210-2-2-2
Sunrise
- 8:18 - - 8:22 - - 8:26 - - 8:29 - - 8:32 - - 8:34 - - 8:37 - - 8:41 - - 8:44 -
Sunset
- - 5:21 - - 5:16 - - 5:14 - - 5:10 - - 5:07 - - 5:04 - - 5:00 - - 4:57 - - 4:53

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Hvannadalshnukur at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Hvannadalshnukur. 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
SHIP3303
75 km ENE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
Hjardarnes-Hornafjo
77 km ENE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
9.6° C
moderate rain
Rain
20 km
Egilsstadir Airport
177 km NE
38m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Grimsstadir
181 km N
386m alt.
3 hours ago
8.8° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
16 km
Akureyri Airport
195 km NW
27m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 180 to 300 degs)
(13 kph at 230).

* 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 Hvannadalshnukur and within an acceptable time window.

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