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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Fri 06 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
 km/h
70
SSW
80
SW
65
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
60
S
30
SW
20
S
35
SSE
40
SSW
40
SW
25
SW
15
E
40
NNE
10
N
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
22
9
13
24
7
15
12
2
11
41
5
2
1
7
12
8
6
13
max °C
-5
-10
-10
-9
-9
-8
-10
-9
-6
-5
-7
-7
-4
-4
-6
-6
-8
-7
-8
min °C
-10
-11
-10
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-8
-7
-8
-7
-6
-5
-6
-7
-8
-8
-8
-23
-25
-23
-20
-18
-19
-19
-18
-17
-17
-18
-15
-11
-13
-11
-15
-17
-15
-15
200
100
150
150
100
400
0
0
350
450
400
500
600
650
550
50
400
450
300
Cloud base (m)
350
450
450
500
500
450
450
450
400
350
400
350
350
450
1250
2100
300
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-16-15-15-14-14-15-15-12-11-12-11-9-8-10-11-12-12-13-8-11-10-9-9-9-10-10-7-6-8-7-5-5-6-7-8-8-8-1-3-2-3-2-2-4-3-11-10110-2-1-1-1
Sunrise
7:52
7:48
7:46
7:41
7:39
7:35
Sunset
6:43
6:45
6:49
6:52
6:54
6:58

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Öræfajökull at the specific elevation of 1500 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.
50 minutes ago
3° C
-
67
Gales from the SSW
(67 kph at 205).
81
73 km SW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
3 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.
lightning 173km S of Hofn
170 km SSE
0m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Light rain .
59
Near gales from the SW
(59 kph at 220).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
SHIP10660
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP9317
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1797
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP4031
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 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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