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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
Cloud base (m)
500
550
550
500
450
450
450
500
500
550
450
450
400
4650
550
km/h
20
ENE
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
E
25
SSE
20
E
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
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Snowflake cm
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1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
4
0.4
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
10
37
—
—
2
max °C
4
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
3
3
5
5
5
4
min °C
2
2
3
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
3
4
4
4
2
 chill °C
-2
-1
1
-1
0
-2
-2
-2
-1
0
-3
-2
-1
2
2
2
Freezing level m
1000
850
900
700
650
750
700
550
800
650
700
1000
1250
1300
1250
1000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-7-7-8-8-8-9-9-8-8-7-6-4-5-6-7-2-4-4-5-5-5-5-6-5-5-4-3-1-2-1-33331121121235553
Sunrise
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7:26
—
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7:28
—
—
7:31
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—
7:35
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7:37
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Sunset
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—
6:21
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6:17
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6:14
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6:10
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6:07
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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun night, min 0°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Wed night). 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.
52 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
52 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
52 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
52 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
184 km N
386m alt.
52 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
192 km SW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
192 km SW
124m alt.
52 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
198 km NW
211m alt.
52 minutes ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
204 km NE
11m alt.
52 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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