Hvannadalshnukur
Weather Forecast, Iceland

 

Days 0-3 Hvannadalshnukur Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, extremely windy from the SW by Sat morning).

Days 3-6 Hvannadalshnukur Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the W by Mon night).

Days 6-9 Hvannadalshnukur Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 3mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W by Fri night).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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 night AM
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
moderate snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
moderate snow
moderate snow
light snow
light snow
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
Wind km/h
65 WNW65
35 WSW35
50 S50
70 S70
50 SSW50
75 WSW75
70 WSW70
55 SSW55
105 SW105
115 WSW115
105 WSW105
80 WSW80
85 W85
85 W85
90 W90
105 WNW105
80 W80
90 W90
105 W105
100 WSW100
85 WSW85
95 SW95
90 WSW90
85 W85
105 W105
105 WNW105
65 WSW65
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- 5 41 81 29 7 2 52 17 6 8 5 4 - - - 1 1 1 2 1 18 4 2 - - 3
High °C
-6 -5 -3 -2 -5 -8 -7 -2 -8 -10 -11 -13 -12 -6 -3 0 1 1 2 2 0 -1 -9 -10 -10 -8 -6
Low °C
-6 -7 -3 -2 -8 -9 -8 -6 -9 -11 -13 -13 -13 -12 -4 -1 0 1 2 0 -1 -4 -12 -11 -10 -10 -7
Chill °C
-18 -14 -12 -12 -15 -21 -19 -12 -23 -26 -27 -28 -27 -19 -15 -11 -8 -9 -8 -8 -10 -12 -23 -24 -25 -23 -19
Freezing level m
800 650 1450 1650 1100 900 700 900 1000 700 500 300 400 200 1200 1800 1500 2350 2550 3050 1400 1800 550 500 500 300 450
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
-6-5-3-2-5-8-7-2-8-10-11-13-12-6-3011220-1-9-10-10-8-6-4-201-2-4-60-4-6-7-9-8-401345321-6-7-8-5-423675317321-10056678767100-12
Sunrise
- - 8:03 - - 8:07 - - 8:10 - - 8:12 - - 8:15 - - 8:18 - - 8:22 - - 8:26 - - 8:29
Sunset
5:40 - - 5:37 - - 5:34 - - 5:30 - - 5:27 - - 5:23 - - 5:21 - - 5:16 - - 5:14 - -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for Hvannadalshnukur at the specific elevation of 2119 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
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
7m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
-
41
Strong winds from the NW
(41 kph at 310).
Low: few
Hjardarnes-Hornafjo
78 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
9.6° C
moderate rain
Rain
20 km
Egilsstadir Airport
177 km NE
38m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Grimsstadir
182 km N
386m alt.
3 hours ago
2.2° C
light rain
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Vestmannaeyjar
189 km SW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 280).
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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