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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
rain showers
heavy rain
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
350
450
400
500
400
400
500
450
450
450
500
550
500
450
400
450
km/h
25
S
30
SW
25
W
20
WNW
20
ENE
5
NW
5
NE
10
N
5
W
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
10
E
25
ESE
25
E
10
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
—
1
—
—
—
2
5
5
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 mm
30
19
0.5
—
13
3
1.3
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
2
3
max °C
8
7
5
6
5
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
5
4
min °C
7
5
5
5
3
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
3
 chill °C
3
0
0
1
-1
1
2
-1
2
1
-2
-1
1
-5
-3
-3
0
Freezing level m
1650
1400
1300
1300
1100
900
900
750
750
800
750
700
700
600
1000
850
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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7:22
—
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7:26
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7:28
—
—
7:31
—
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7:35
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Sunset
6:28
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6:24
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6:21
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6:17
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6:14
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6:10
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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Heavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Wed 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.
59 minutes ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
59 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 170).
5.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
59 minutes ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
59 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Light rain .
13
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 160 to 230 degs)
(13 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
184 km N
386m alt.
59 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
192 km SW
124m alt.
59 minutes ago
8°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
198 km NW
211m alt.
59 minutes ago
7°C
cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
204 km NE
11m alt.
59 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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