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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 48mm) on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
650
600
500
400
350
400
400
750
450
500
500
500
500
450
400
450
450
km/h
10
NW
10
W
5
NNW
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
5
NW
5
W
5
SSW
0
S
10
SSE
25
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
S
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
14
29
4
0.4
—
0.8
0.1
1.1
0.1
0.2
32
16
0.6
1.6
max °C
2
3
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
6
7
5
4
min °C
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
4
3
 chill °C
-2
-1
-1
-2
-3
-2
-1
0
0
2
2
2
3
0
0
2
1
0
Freezing level m
700
900
650
650
900
1000
1100
1150
1050
900
850
1050
1100
1050
1150
1800
1200
1100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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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—
7:47
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Sunset
—
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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5:57
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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 48mm) on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 230 to 010 degs)
(7 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
0.0 km
184 km N
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
190 km SW
124m alt.
26 minutes ago
8°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
198 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
204 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour 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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