2026 cloud forecast · nearby alternatives
Ísafjörður eclipse outlook
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Plan the 2026 eclipse in Ísafjörður 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.
Hellissandur
PendingTotal · Total cloud: —
Maximum sun altitude: 25.3°
Totality: 130 s
133 km straight-line
Open plan for HellissandurPatreksfjörður
PendingTotal · Total cloud: —
Maximum sun altitude: 25.2°
Totality: 127 s
66 km straight-line
Open plan for PatreksfjörðurStykkishólmur
PendingTotal · Total cloud: —
Maximum sun altitude: 24.8°
Totality: 92 s
113 km straight-line
Open plan for StykkishólmurObservation data
Geometry and local context
Ísafjörður
Total eclipse
- Local maximum
- Obscuration
- 100%
- Sun altitude
- 24.8°
- Azimuth
- 249.8°
- Totality duration
- 95 s
| Phase | Local time | Sun altitude |
|---|---|---|
| Partial begins | 30.3° | |
| Totality begins | 24.9° | |
| Maximum | 24.8° | |
| Totality ends | 24.7° | |
| Partial ends | 19.0° |
Local decision context
How the place behaves
Ísafjörður sits inside a steep-sided Westfjords setting. Mountain walls dominate the local skyline, making this one of the places where exact terrain geometry can matter more than a favourable regional cloud value.
What to verify
Calculate and inspect where the low western Sun meets the ridge from the proposed point. Weather, road, tunnel, and access conditions must be checked officially; long distances reduce the value of late changes.
Fallback logic
Hellissandur, Patreksfjörður, and Stykkishólmur sample different western peninsulas and fjords. They are strategic regional comparisons, not nearby detours, so commit only with enough time and current travel evidence.
At local maximum, the Sun is 24.8° high at an azimuth of 249.8°. Calculated totality lasts 95 seconds. A low Sun makes the exact western horizon at the viewing point especially important.
Reviewed comparison options are Hellissandur, Patreksfjörður, Stykkishólmur. Distances are straight-line only; they do not represent driving time, road conditions, or permission to access a site.