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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 53mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
snow showers
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
500
450
450
2500
500
400
400
500
350
350
400
400
250
250
400
550
km/h
5
NW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
30
E
15
WSW
15
SW
15
E
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
30
ENE
35
SSE
40
W
15
NNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
1.5
4
1
—
—
30
15
1.2
12
1.2
1.2
0.3
41
9
0.3
—
—
0.5
max °C
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
6
3
2
1
1
2
min °C
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
1
3
2
-1
0
0
1
 chill °C
3
2
0
0
-3
-3
0
1
-1
0
-1
-3
-3
-4
-9
-4
-4
-2
Freezing level m
950
950
900
1100
1100
1050
1250
1100
1150
1050
1050
700
1100
850
300
500
650
850
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Sunrise
7:41
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—
7:43
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:56
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Sunset
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6:04
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6:00
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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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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 53mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

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
ASCATC344E64N
62 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 53).
- km
73 km SW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC345E64N
83 km SE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 46).
- km
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC344E63N
159 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the NW
(30 kph at 304).
- km
ASCATC343E63N
164 km S
15m alt.
4 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the WNW
(36 kph at 301).
- km
ASCATC347E64N
173 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 36).
- km
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 060 to 160 degs)
(6 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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