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

IcÖræfajökull
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Issued: 5 am Wed 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 28mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu morning).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 10mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
31
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
clear
light snow
rain showers
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
clear
light snow
rain shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
 km/h
5
SSE
10
E
15
ESE
30
WSW
25
WNW
10
N
10
SSW
35
SSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
NW
15
ENE
15
E
60
SSW
50
SW
40
WSW
25
WSW
30
NNE
5
NNE
25
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
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T iceland.wind.36.cc23
T iceland.wind.60.cc23
T iceland.wind.84.cc23
T iceland.wind.108.cc23
T iceland.wind.132.cc23
T iceland.wind.156.cc23
T iceland.wind.180.cc23
T iceland.wind.204.cc23
T iceland.wind.228.cc23
T iceland.wind.252.cc23
T iceland.wind.276.cc23
 cm 
5
1.0
2.0
6
4
1.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
4
1.0
3
 mm 
1.1
9
43
21
0.3
0.1
25
2
9
max°C
3
4
7
2
0
-1
2
7
1
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-1
0
6
5
4
3
4
3
5
2
1
-1
-1
-2
-5
-4
-3
-4
-2
0
2
min°C
3
3
4
1
-1
-3
-2
2
0
0
-1
-3
-3
-4
-4
-2
0
1
5
3
3
4
1
1
2
-1
-2
-2
-4
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-1
2
chill°C 
1
0
2
-5
-7
-3
-5
-4
-6
-7
-6
-7
-6
-7
-7
-5
-3
-3
0
-1
-1
1
-4
-4
-6
-9
-11
-2
-9
-13
-12
-9
-7
-6
-5
-2
Freezing level (m
1100
1050
1600
750
500
100
150
1600
450
500
500
150
0
0
0
0
550
1350
2500
2050
1200
1650
1050
1850
850
600
250
250
0
0
0
0
0
0
350
850
Cloud base (m)
400
400
350
350
400
650
350
400
350
400
1350
650
550
4150
750
450
6250
600
5600
2350
400
450
450
400
450
1550
1500
400
500
650
650
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-4-2-7-8-8-7-6-11-11-12-12-12-11-8-6-4-210-2-2-3-4-10-12-13-12-12-13-12-11-12-11-7-4-2-21-5-6-6-5-2-7-7-7-7-8-8-7-5-3021-11-3-1-5-7-9-8-8-10-10-9-9-8-5-33462-1-20510-1-2-3-3-4-20454342320-2-2-3-6-5-4-4-3-12
Sunrise
8:22
8:26
8:29
8:32
8:36
8:38
8:41
8:45
8:48
8:51
8:55
8:57
Sunset
5:15
5:13
5:09
5:06
5:02
5:00
4:57
4:52
4:50
4:46
4:44
4:40

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu morning. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 74mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed night, min -3°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 6-9):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 28mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
24 km ENE
17m alt.
35 minutes ago
3° C
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 318).
7
73 km SW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Light snow.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
4.0 km
SHIP7840
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3953
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP6205
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP1917
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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