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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Fri night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 44mm) on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light rain
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light rain
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
500
400
400
4750
2000
1250
450
450
500
350
300
500
300
350
400
5400
km/h
5
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NNE
35
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
5
E
20
ENE
30
NE
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
W
20
W
10
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
—
—
—
1
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
0.2
1.4
—
—
—
13
4
2
—
2
—
max °C
-1
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
3
min °C
-2
-1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
1
 chill °C
-5
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
0
0
1
0
-2
-4
2
-2
-2
-3
-3
Freezing level m
400
250
550
550
800
950
950
900
750
900
850
950
1300
1050
750
900
1000
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Sunrise
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—
8:22
—
—
8:26
—
—
8:29
—
—
8:32
—
—
8:36
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—
Sunset
5:20
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—
5:15
—
—
5:13
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—
5:09
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—
5:06
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5:02
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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A dusting of snow on Fri night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 44mm) on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon night, calm by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
4 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
184 km N
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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.
198 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
204 km NE
11m alt.
4 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
216 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 159).
8

* 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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