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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 64mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
snow shwrs
heavy rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
heavy rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
400
250
150
350
4100
750
500
550
900
650
550
450
450
450
650
km/h
5
W
35
ENE
35
ESE
20
W
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
35
S
40
SSW
25
WSW
20
W
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Snowflake cm
2
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—
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.3
45
16
2
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—
—
0.2
—
—
—
0.1
21
7
0.7
0.1
max °C
2
3
5
3
0
0
1
3
3
4
4
4
7
6
4
8
min °C
2
3
3
2
0
-1
0
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
 chill °C
-1
-3
-3
-4
-7
-4
-4
-3
-1
-2
0
2
-1
0
-1
0
Freezing level m
900
1300
950
850
600
550
650
850
1150
1900
2750
1350
1800
1350
1100
3500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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7:52
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7:56
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7:58
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8:02
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8:04
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Sunset
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5:50
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5:46
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5:43
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5:39
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5:37
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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 64mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

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.
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.
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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
0.0 km
184 km N
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
192 km SW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
rain showers
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
198 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
204 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
216 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.

* 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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