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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 59mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the S by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
snow showers
heavy rain
mod rain
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
heavy rain
mod. rain
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
450
400
400
450
250
150
300
2350
600
500
550
700
650
500
500
km/h
5
SE
5
N
15
W
10
WSW
25
E
25
E
35
WSW
25
NNW
10
NNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
5
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
2
4
0.5
—
34
8
10
—
—
—
0.3
—
—
—
0.2
17
max °C
3
3
4
3
5
2
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
4
5
8
min °C
3
3
3
1
4
2
1
-2
-1
0
2
2
3
3
4
6
 chill °C
1
3
-1
-6
-3
-4
-4
-8
-4
-5
-3
-3
-1
-1
0
2
Freezing level m
1050
1000
1100
800
1750
850
900
0
500
600
850
950
1200
1250
1200
1950
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Sunrise
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:02
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:53
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:46
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—
5:43
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5:39
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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 59mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the S by Wed morning).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
184 km N
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
192 km SW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
198 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
204 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
214 km NNE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
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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