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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 24mm) on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 30mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
mod. snow
mod. rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
mod. rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
clear
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
450
300
300
1650
400
500
450
400
500
500
650
450
550
500
600
km/h
20
NE
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
N
20
E
10
E
5
W
10
WNW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
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Snowflake cm
6
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
—
—
—
 mm
—
9
0.2
—
—
—
0.7
8
7
3
—
3
7
—
—
3
max °C
2
4
5
5
3
3
4
6
6
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
min °C
1
3
5
2
2
3
3
5
4
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
 chill °C
-4
0
2
-3
-3
-1
1
1
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
0
-4
-4
Freezing level m
800
1150
1400
1350
1150
1250
1600
1950
2000
800
650
800
850
600
800
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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8:32
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8:36
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8:38
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—
8:41
—
—
8:45
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Sunset
—
—
5:06
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5:02
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5:00
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4:57
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4:52
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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 24mm) on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 30mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
-
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.
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
5°C
light rain
Drizzle
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
192 km SW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
198 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
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

* 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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