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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 61mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Thu night).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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part cloud
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part cloud
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heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
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light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
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heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
400
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km/h
25
W
15
WNW
20
ENE
5
N
5
N
5
N
0
N
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
ENE
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
0.3
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9
2
0.1
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0.1
1
1.9
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10
48
0.3
0.9
1.2
max °C
5
6
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
4
4
4
3
3
min °C
5
5
3
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
3
2
4
3
3
 chill °C
1
2
-2
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2
1
1
-1
-1
0
1
-2
-4
-2
-4
2
0
0
Freezing level m
1450
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Sunrise
7:22
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7:26
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7:28
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7:31
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7:35
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7:37
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Sunset
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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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6:07
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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 61mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Thu night).

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
11°C
-
37
Fresh winds from the W
(37 kph at 270).
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
-
33
Fresh winds from the SW
(33 kph at 220).
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 160 to 290 degs)
(11 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
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
702m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
184 km N
386m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
Vestmannaeyjar
192 km SW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
43
Strong winds from the WNW
(43 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Stórhöfði
192 km SW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
-
56
Near gales from the W
(56 kph at 280).
Akureyri Airport
198 km NW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 230 to 330 degs)
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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