Prestahnukur weather
– Lat/Long: 64.60° N 20.58° W

IcPrestahnukur
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Issued: 11 pm Sat 21 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Wed morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the N by Sun afternoon).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Thu night).

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
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night
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night
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PM
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
40
NNW
40
WNW
40
WSW
50
SSE
55
S
75
SW
75
WSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
85
SW
110
SSW
85
SW
80
SW
60
SW
85
SW
65
SW
75
SW
80
SW
35
SW
20
S
10
SSE
30
NE
50
N
80
N
70
N
60
N
60
N
60
N
35
N
45
N
60
NNE
65
NNE
45
NE
40
NE
35
ENE
20
E
T iceland.wind.3.cc23
T iceland.wind.18.cc23
T iceland.wind.42.cc23
T iceland.wind.66.cc23
T iceland.wind.90.cc23
T iceland.wind.114.cc23
T iceland.wind.138.cc23
T iceland.wind.162.cc23
T iceland.wind.186.cc23
T iceland.wind.210.cc23
T iceland.wind.234.cc23
T iceland.wind.258.cc23
T iceland.wind.282.cc23
 cm 
1.0
2.0
8
11
7
11
4
10
14
8
9
16
7
13
16
7
4
6
1.0
3
1.0
5
7
2.0
2.0
4
1.0
4
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-12
-12
-11
-4
-4
-6
-8
-8
-7
-12
-13
-12
-9
-9
-8
-9
-10
-12
-11
-11
-11
-11
-15
-16
-17
-17
-17
-15
-15
-12
-10
-9
-11
-10
-9
-9
min°C
-17
-12
-12
-11
-6
-8
-10
-8
-10
-14
-14
-13
-11
-10
-8
-10
-11
-12
-12
-11
-11
-14
-16
-16
-17
-17
-18
-17
-15
-14
-11
-10
-11
-12
-11
-9
chill°C 
-30
-23
-24
-20
-18
-21
-24
-19
-22
-31
-32
-29
-25
-22
-22
-24
-25
-27
-25
-19
-16
-27
-31
-32
-34
-32
-34
-33
-27
-27
-24
-22
-23
-24
-22
-17
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
500
500
0
200
250
0
0
0
0
0
250
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
550
550
550
400
400
450
450
400
450
450
450
450
500
450
500
500
500
500
500
500
750
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
500
550
550
550
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-12-12-8-5-7-9-8-9-13-14-13-10-10-8-10-11-12-12-11-11-13-16-16-17-17-18-16-15-13-11-10-11-11-10-9-11-7-7-40-2-3-2-3-7-7-6-4-4-2-4-5-6-6-6-8-8-10-10-11-11-11-10-10-9-5-5-7-9-9-9
Sunrise
11:25
11:25
11:25
11:25
11:25
11:23
11:23
11:22
11:22
11:22
11:21
11:19
Sunset
3:17
3:18
3:18
3:19
3:21
3:22
3:23
3:26
3:27
3:27
3:30
3:32

Prestahnukur Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Prestahnukur is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sun night, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Prestahnukur Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSW on Wed morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Prestahnukur Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -18°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the N by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Prestahnukur at the specific elevation of 1390 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Prestahnukur. 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.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
25 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Skógarnes
47 km S
59m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 235).
22
58 km S
101m alt.
45 minutes ago
-6° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 30).
8
Tungubakkar
72 km SSW
3m alt.
45 minutes ago
-6° C
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 133).
19
Kambar
74 km S
253m alt.
45 minutes ago
-7° C
-
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 317).
13
Heiði Fisfélagið
77 km SSW
138m alt.
45 minutes ago
-8° C
-
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 155).
13
82 km SSW
53m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
83 km SSW
139m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 9).
6
Reykjavik Airport
83 km SSW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 110 to 170 degs)
(7 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
87 km S
5m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).

* 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.

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