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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 46mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
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AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
light snow
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
cloudy
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
450
550
550
550
500
400
350
400
550
650
500
450
450
500
500
350
km/h
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
W
5
NNW
10
ESE
15
SE
25
E
30
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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1
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 mm
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—
—
0.1
—
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9
35
2
—
0.1
0.4
0.2
1.1
0.3
1.2
61
max °C
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
7
min °C
1
0
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
 chill °C
-2
-3
-2
-1
0
-2
-1
-2
-2
0
0
0
1
2
1
-1
-2
Freezing level m
800
600
700
850
600
700
950
1050
1000
1150
1000
850
850
950
900
950
1300
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Sunrise
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7:31
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7:35
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7:37
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7:41
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7:43
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Sunset
6:17
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6:14
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6:10
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6:07
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6:04
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6:00
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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 46mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Fri 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.
55 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
55 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
55 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
55 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
0.0 km
184 km N
386m alt.
55 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
192 km SW
124m alt.
55 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
192 km SW
124m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
198 km NW
211m alt.
55 minutes ago
7°C
clear
No report.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
204 km NE
11m alt.
55 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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