Hammerfest Weather Today · 7-Day Forecast
Rain Clouds the View
A gentle rain falls over the district. Keep under a roof if you can.
Warmest today at 6° · coldest night Tuesday at 2°
The short of it: Hammerfest weather on Sunday, 8 November 2026: local time, 5 °C (40 °F) with light rain, feeling like -3 °C (26 °F). Today’s high 6 °C (43 °F), low 3 °C (38 °F). Chance of rain 90% in the next 24 hours, about 17 mm (0.66 in). Warnings in force: strong wind. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models, updated 08:00 local time.
HAMMERFEST, Sunday. — Folk about town may expect passing showers today, the mercury reaching near 6° and falling to 3° after dark. That is some 5° milder than a typical November afternoon in Hammerfest, where the average high is 1°. A strong wind drives in from the NW at 40 km/h, gusting to 45 km/h, and the glass is falling — a change is coming.
Looking over the next 3 days, our correspondent reckons today the pick at about 6°, while Tuesday night will be the coldest at 2°. Rain or snow is due on 3 of them, some 44 mm in all. Nights run 7° milder than the November norm of -3°.
For travellers weighing a journey, the Almanac shows a typical November in Hammerfest brings highs near 1°, lows of -3° and about 63 mm of rain over the month. July is the warmest month here at 13°, February the coldest at -8°, and December the wettest with 81 mm. Snow usually lies on the ground from October to May. The best months to ride in are July and August.
The sun is up 4 h 52 min today, and the days are shortening by about 13 minutes each. The station stands 109 m above the sea.
The Hours to Come
Temperature by the hour · rain & snow in the hour beneathThe hour-by-hour ledger
| Hour | Sky | Temp | Feels | Wind | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | Light rain | 5° | -3° | 25 km/h | 0.5 mm |
| 9 AM | Light rain | 5° | -3° | 23 km/h | 0.5 mm |
| 10 AM | Light rain | 5° | -2° | 22 km/h | 0.5 mm |
| 11 AM | Light showers | 5° | -2° | 23 km/h | 1.2 mm |
| 12 PM | Light showers | 5° | -2° | 26 km/h | 1.2 mm |
| 1 PM | Light showers | 5° | -2° | 26 km/h | 1.2 mm |
| 2 PM | Light rain | 5° | -1° | 20 km/h | 0.7 mm |
| 3 PM | Light rain | 4° | -1° | 14 km/h | 0.7 mm |
| 4 PM | Light rain | 4° | 0° | 11 km/h | 0.7 mm |
| 5 PM | Light rain | 5° | 1° | 8 km/h | 1.5 mm |
| 6 PM | Light rain | 5° | 1° | 10 km/h | 1.5 mm |
| 7 PM | Light rain | 6° | 1° | 16 km/h | 1.5 mm |
| 8 PM | Partly cloudy | 6° | -1° | 21 km/h | 0.2 mm |
| 9 PM | Partly cloudy | 6° | -3° | 27 km/h | 0.2 mm |
| 10 PM | Partly cloudy | 5° | -4° | 32 km/h | 0.2 mm |
| 11 PM | Light showers | 5° | -5° | 36 km/h | 0.4 mm |
| 12 AM | Light showers | 5° | -6° | 39 km/h | 0.4 mm |
| 1 AM | Light showers | 5° | -6° | 40 km/h | 0.4 mm |
| 2 AM | Light showers | 5° | -6° | 37 km/h | 0.6 mm |
| 3 AM | Light showers | 5° | -5° | 32 km/h | 0.6 mm |
| 4 AM | Light showers | 4° | -4° | 28 km/h | 0.6 mm |
| 5 AM | Snow showers | 4° | -4° | 27 km/h | 0.5 mm |
| 6 AM | Snow showers | 4° | -4° | 26 km/h | 0.5 mm |
| 7 AM | Snow showers | 4° | -4° | 26 km/h | 0.5 mm |
Seven-Day Outlook · Classified
Highs in large type · pick a dayToday (Nov 8): light showers, high 6°, low 3°, 15 mm of rain, gusts to 58 km/h. Sun up 8:42 AM, down 1:34 PM. Short showers cross the fields. The sun returns soon after.
Monday (Nov 9): snow showers, high 5°, low 3°, 12 mm of rain, gusts to 50 km/h. Sun up 8:48 AM, down 1:28 PM. Bursts of snow come and go. Keep the team close to the barn.
Tuesday (Nov 10): heavy snow showers, high 3°, low 2°, 17 mm of rain, gusts to 45 km/h. Sun up 8:55 AM, down 1:22 PM. Blinding bursts of snow. Do not set out on the open plain.