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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 27 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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PM
night
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night
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night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light snow
km/h
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NE
5
ESE
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
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1
3
1
3
3
1.6
9
9
17
0.6
max °C
6
6
7
6
5
2
2
1
1
2
0
1
2
0
1
1
2
min °C
6
6
6
5
3
2
2
1
1
1
-1
0
1
-2
0
1
0
3
3
2
2
0
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-6
-4
-2
-2
-4
-3
-4
2200
2200
1700
1700
1150
750
750
650
650
700
350
500
650
300
500
650
550
Cloud base (m)
500
450
500
450
450
500
500
500
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500
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500
550
600
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Sunrise
4:50
4:47
4:43
4:39
4:35
Sunset
9:15
9:19
9:22
9:25
9:29
9:31

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Jökulsárlón
24 km ENE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
-
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 177).
52
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.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
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.
3 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
SHIP1648
184 km SW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP5112
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP2693
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP3910
184 km SW
3m alt.
4 hours ago

* 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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