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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 117mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 21mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
light snow
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloudy
light snow
heavy rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. rain
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
400
400
450
450
400
400
400
400
400
1800
350
350
350
500
450
400
500
km/h
40
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
10
SW
25
SSE
5
S
10
ESE
10
W
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
W
5
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
10
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
27
35
—
—
34
7
8
6
—
—
12
8
0.5
—
—
—
—
max °C
6
6
2
2
5
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
min °C
3
2
1
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
-1
0
-1
 chill °C
-3
-4
-5
-1
0
0
0
-2
0
-1
-1
2
0
-5
-6
-5
-1
Freezing level m
1000
1100
700
750
1600
950
1000
900
750
650
1000
950
850
800
350
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
8:07
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
Sunset
5:37
—
—
5:32
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:25
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5:22
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5:20
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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Heavy rain (total 117mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 21mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Fri 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.
51 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
51 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
51 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
51 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
184 km N
386m alt.
51 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
192 km SW
124m alt.
51 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
4.4 km
Mid: broken
High: broken
198 km NW
211m alt.
51 minutes ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
43
Strong winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 180 to 240 degs)
(43 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
ASCATB347E64N
202 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
74
Gales from the SSW
(74 kph at 200).
- km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
204 km NE
11m alt.
51 minutes 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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