Öræfajökull weather
– Lat/Long: 64.00° N 16.65° W

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NNE by Sat night).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
400
3450
4650
2400
400
400
400
500
650
600
600
400
350
300
1550
2350
km/h
10
W
10
NW
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
SSW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
SE
25
ENE
50
NE
40
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
2
—
1
—
—
—
3
1
4
7
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 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
min °C
1
-1
0
1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
-1
 chill °C
-2
-4
-3
-1
-3
-2
-1
-1
-3
-3
-1
-2
-6
-8
-7
-6
-3
Freezing level m
800
400
550
700
750
450
500
300
250
450
350
450
550
450
500
550
1050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
8:26
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—
Sunset
5:30
—
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5:25
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5:22
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5:20
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5:15
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5:13
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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NNE by Sat night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Öræfajökull at the specific elevation of 500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Öræfajökull. 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
73 km SW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Drizzle
13
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 200 to 280 degs)
(13 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
184 km N
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
192 km SW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
198 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 150).
0.0 km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
204 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
213 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 190).

* 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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