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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 101mm), mostly on Sun night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
snow showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
450
400
500
450
400
400
450
250
200
350
2450
2250
650
550
550
550
km/h
30
E
20
SW
15
SW
5
E
10
W
15
WSW
5
S
20
E
35
SSE
45
W
5
NW
0
ESE
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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6
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4
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 mm
25
20
1.1
1.7
4
4
0.1
34
12
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—
—
—
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max °C
5
6
4
4
3
2
2
8
5
0
0
1
1
3
3
4
min °C
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
4
4
-1
0
0
0
1
2
3
 chill °C
-2
0
1
1
0
-2
-4
0
-1
-9
-2
-2
0
-3
-2
-1
Freezing level m
950
1450
1050
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1800
1300
350
550
650
500
650
1000
1850
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Sunrise
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7:47
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7:50
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7:52
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7:56
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7:58
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Sunset
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5:57
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5:53
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5:50
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5:46
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5:43
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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Heavy rain (total 101mm), mostly on Sun night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Tue night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri night, min -1°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 100 to 170 degs)
(19 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
184 km N
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
192 km SW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
198 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
31
Fresh winds from the SSE
(31 kph at 150).
0.0 km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
204 km NE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
216 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
light rain
Light rain.
23
Moderate winds from the SE
(23 kph at 128).
39

* 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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