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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 137mm), mostly on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 112mm), mostly on Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue morning, calm by Thu night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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PM
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PM
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PM
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PM
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night
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PM
night
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
heavy rain
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
700
500
450
500
400
400
450
400
400
400
400
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350
350
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600
400
350
km/h
15
W
15
SW
40
SSW
30
WSW
35
SSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
20
SE
20
S
5
ENE
20
E
5
ESE
20
SW
10
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
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Snowflake cm
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2
5
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—
—
—
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3
2
1
2
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 mm
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0.4
44
2
32
28
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9
21
19
10
20
23
12
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—
—
29
max °C
4
5
8
3
6
7
2
3
5
7
5
5
6
3
-1
0
2
3
min °C
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
6
3
3
4
0
-2
-1
1
2
 chill °C
-1
0
-3
-2
-3
-4
-3
-1
3
2
0
1
0
-5
-7
-4
-5
-4
Freezing level m
1250
1150
2200
850
950
1150
750
1000
1250
1500
1300
1250
1350
1050
150
300
750
850
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Sunrise
8:02
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8:04
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8:07
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8:11
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8:14
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8:17
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Sunset
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5:39
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5:37
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5:32
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5:30
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5:25
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5:22
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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Heavy rain (total 137mm), mostly on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 112mm), mostly on Wed morning. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue morning, calm by Thu 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.
56 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
56 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
56 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
hy2b345E64N
94 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the WSW
(35 kph at 240).
- km
hy2b342E63N
129 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 202).
- km
hy2b343E63N
133 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 212).
- km
hy2b346E64N
142 km E
15m alt.
3 hours ago
40
Strong winds from the WSW
(40 kph at 240).
- km
hy2b344E63N
153 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 218).
- km
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
56 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 220 degs)
(6 kph at 180).
0.0 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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