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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 97mm), mostly on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
light rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
450
400
400
450
400
400
400
500
400
400
400
350
350
350
400
1700
km/h
30
WSW
35
SSW
40
SW
25
WSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
N
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
15
ENE
5
SE
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
2
2
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
4
28
32
—
6
20
3
0.4
4
4
5
22
6
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
6
7
2
3
4
3
3
4
5
4
4
2
2
0
0
1
1
min °C
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
1
-1
-1
0
1
 chill °C
-4
-3
-4
-4
0
2
-1
2
1
2
1
1
2
-3
-6
-5
-4
-3
Freezing level m
900
950
1200
750
850
1250
1000
900
1100
1250
1150
1150
900
800
400
300
650
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:04
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—
8:07
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:14
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—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
Sunset
—
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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5:20
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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Heavy rain (total 97mm), mostly on Sun afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
0.0 km
184 km N
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Vestmannaeyjar
192 km SW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
41
Strong winds from the SSW
(41 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: broken
Stórhöfði
192 km SW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
Akureyri Airport
198 km NW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
rain showers
No report.
46
Strong winds from the S
(46 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
204 km NE
11m alt.
3 hours 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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