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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull) Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, stormy winds from the E by Sat night).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
450
450
400
400
450
3600
1500
400
500
400
450
450
500
450
500
350
250
km/h
50
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
S
15
SE
15
SW
25
SW
20
SE
40
ESE
90
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
5
18
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
1
4
—
1
2
17
51
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-2
0
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-4
-3
-5
min °C
-6
-4
-3
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-5
-4
-6
 chill °C
-16
-11
-9
-10
-10
-10
-8
-8
-5
-11
-14
-14
-14
-14
-16
-12
-13
-19
Freezing level m
700
750
1400
750
750
550
600
650
600
450
450
400
500
500
100
350
850
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-10-5-4-7-8-8-8-8-8-9-11-11-11-11-10-9-7-9-6-3-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-5-4-62242201101-1-10-1-2031
Sunrise
8:07
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:14
—
—
8:17
—
—
8:19
—
—
8:22
—
—
Sunset
—
5:32
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:25
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:15
—

Loading...

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, stormy winds from the E by Sat 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
73 km SW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
6
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 180 to 260 degs)
(6 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
0.0 km
184 km N
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (4 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
60 km
192 km SW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
198 km NW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
No report.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
204 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
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.

Öræfajökull Photos