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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sat 06 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
45
ENE
40
ENE
45
E
55
ENE
65
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
30
E
35
E
70
ENE
65
NE
50
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
 cm 
2
6
3
1
1
2
1
3
 mm 
max°C
-4
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-7
-6
min°C
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
-4
-5
-5
-7
-7
-7
-7
chill°C 
-13
-14
-15
-16
-16
-16
-15
-14
-14
-12
-11
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-15
-15
Freezing level (m
900
800
850
650
650
650
600
650
600
650
1000
1000
800
750
350
100
50
150
Cloud base (m)
450
500
500
500
400
450
650
1550
500
450
450
400
1300
1750
1500
550
1450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:34
10:37
10:38
10:41
10:44
10:45
Sunset
3:18
3:18
3:15
3:15
3:14
3:12

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
24 km ENE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
-
37
Fresh winds from the NNE
(37 kph at 33).
57
73 km SW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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 NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
2.9 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
SHIP591
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP1645
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP2349
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP7981
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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