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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
some clouds
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
550
600
400
350
400
400
500
400
450
450
450
450
500
650
700
500
km/h
15
SW
5
WNW
10
WSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
W
20
WNW
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NNW
0
SW
0
ESE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
0
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
—
—
—
—
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 mm
4
0.1
1.2
31
20
1.7
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6
2
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
4
5
8
7
4
5
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
min °C
4
3
4
7
5
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
 chill °C
0
1
2
3
0
-1
0
2
2
-1
-1
1
0
-3
-2
-1
0
Freezing level m
1100
1150
1250
1750
1400
1200
1250
1000
850
850
700
750
750
500
600
800
650
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Sunrise
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7:20
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—
7:22
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7:26
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7:28
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7:31
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—
Sunset
6:31
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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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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Tue 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.
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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
184 km N
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
192 km SW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: broken
198 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
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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