2026 cloud forecast · nearby alternatives
Grundarfjörður eclipse outlook
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Plan the 2026 eclipse in Grundarfjörður with local timing, solar geometry, current cloud state, and reviewed nearby alternatives.
Nearby alternatives
Reviewed options. Distances are straight-line only; compare cloud cover and local guidance before travelling.
Borgarnes
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Maximum sun altitude: 24.5°
Totality: 49 s
77 km straight-line
Open plan for BorgarnesHellissandur
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Maximum sun altitude: 25.3°
Totality: 130 s
29 km straight-line
Open plan for HellissandurStykkishólmur
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Maximum sun altitude: 24.8°
Totality: 92 s
30 km straight-line
Open plan for StykkishólmurObservation data
Geometry and local context
Grundarfjörður
Total eclipse
- Local maximum
- Obscuration
- 100%
- Sun altitude
- 25.0°
- Azimuth
- 250.7°
- Totality duration
- 115 s
| Phase | Local time | Sun altitude |
|---|---|---|
| Partial begins | 30.8° | |
| Totality begins | 25.1° | |
| Maximum | 25.0° | |
| Totality ends | 24.9° | |
| Partial ends | 18.9° |
Local decision context
How the place behaves
Grundarfjörður is a small fjord settlement beneath prominent mountain terrain on Snæfellsnes. The scenery is dramatic, but steep foreground relief can block a low eclipse even when the wider sky is clear.
What to verify
A named viewpoint is not automatically suitable: plot the solar bearing against the mountain skyline and check wind, cloud base, road conditions, parking, and permissions through official sources.
Fallback logic
Borgarnes gives a lower, more easterly comparison; Hellissandur reaches the exposed western peninsula; Stykkishólmur tests the northern coast. Select by both cloud direction and verified horizon clearance.
At local maximum, the Sun is 25.0° high at an azimuth of 250.7°. Calculated totality lasts 115 seconds. A low Sun makes the exact western horizon at the viewing point especially important.
Reviewed comparison options are Borgarnes, Hellissandur, Stykkishólmur. Distances are straight-line only; they do not represent driving time, road conditions, or permission to access a site.