Öræfajökull
Weather Forecast,
Iceland
Days 0-3 Öræfajökull Weather Summary:Heavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Fri night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, stormy winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). |
Days 3-6 Öræfajökull Weather Summary:Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon night, min 1°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Tue night, severe gales from the WNW by Wed night). |
Days 6-9 Öræfajökull Weather Summary:A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sun morning). |
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Thursday
25
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Friday
26
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Saturday
27
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Wind
km/h
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 50 |
55 |
15 |
70 |
100 |
85 |
55 |
45 |
55 |
45 |
45 |
60 |
75 |
60 |
20 |
35 |
55 |
75 |
40 |
15 |
25 |
25 |
20 |
15 |
25 |
25 |
20 |
| light rain | snow shwrs | rain shwrs | heavy rain | light snow | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | light rain | some clouds | rain shwrs | light rain | heavy rain | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
Rain
mm
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5 | 2 | 29 | 36 | 4 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | 6 | 1 | 13 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
Snow
cm
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- | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
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High
°C
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3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Low
°C
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3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -3 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
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Chill
°C
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-4 | -6 | 3 | 2 | -6 | -6 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 |
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Freezing level
m
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950 | 800 | 900 | 1750 | 900 | 900 | 300 | 350 | 200 | 800 | 1350 | 2700 | 2650 | 2650 | 1850 | 3000 | 1850 | 800 | 800 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 650 | 1100 | 1500 | 1850 |
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8:07 | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | 8:32 | - | - |
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- | 5:34 | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | 5:10 | - | - | 5:07 | - |
Issued local time.
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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Cloud / Visibility |
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SHIP1348 | ||||
Hjardarnes Horna |  | |||
Hjardarnes-Hornafjo |  | |||
Egilsstadir Airport | | |||
Grimsstadir | |
* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Öræfajökull and within an acceptable time window.
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