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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 78mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the SSE by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
snow showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
400
500
400
400
400
450
250
200
350
3750
2250
1550
600
550
550
2950
600
km/h
20
SW
15
SW
5
SSE
5
W
15
WSW
10
SW
30
ENE
30
ESE
40
WSW
20
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
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Snowflake cm
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4
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4
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—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
17
1.6
1.7
1
1.4
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40
11
4
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—
—
0.1
0.2
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—
—
—
max °C
5
4
4
4
3
2
5
2
3
1
2
2
3
3
5
5
5
4
min °C
4
4
3
4
2
1
4
2
-2
-2
1
1
1
2
3
5
2
2
 chill °C
0
0
1
3
-2
-3
-1
-4
-9
-8
-3
-2
-3
-2
-1
3
-1
-1
Freezing level m
1300
1050
1100
1100
1000
750
1600
850
600
100
800
700
750
850
1750
2050
2400
1300
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Sunrise
7:47
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—
7:50
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7:52
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7:56
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7:58
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8:02
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Sunset
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5:57
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5:53
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5:50
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5:46
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5:43
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5:39
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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 78mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the SSE by Wed morning).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

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).
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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
12°C
clear
-
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
198 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 210 degs)
(15 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
204 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km

* 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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