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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
 km/h
40
NE
40
NNE
70
NNE
60
NNE
70
NNE
30
NE
5
NE
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
SW
20
SSE
20
ESE
10
ENE
 cm 
2
7
14
6
 mm 
max°C
-8
-8
-8
-9
-6
-5
-5
-7
-7
-5
-5
-7
-7
-5
-4
-4
-5
min°C
-8
-9
-8
-9
-8
-5
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-5
-5
-7
chill°C 
-18
-19
-21
-21
-21
-13
-8
-11
-12
-10
-10
-10
-12
-13
-12
-11
-7
Freezing level (m
350
100
350
250
350
450
550
0
0
350
200
0
200
300
550
650
550
Cloud base (m)
2400
2400
2200
2150
2150
1650
900
1850
600
500
500
450
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-14-12-12-10-8-9-9-9-9-10-9-7-8-8-8-9-8-9-8-9-7-5-6-7-7-6-6-7-7-6-5-5-6-2-2-2-2-10-1-3-2-1-2-3-2-1111
Sunrise
8:17
8:19
8:22
8:26
8:29
Sunset
5:25
5:22
5:20
5:15
5:13
5:09

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNE on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

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
4° C
-
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 331).
50
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.
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.
2 hours ago
1° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 10).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
SHIP7808
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2768
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP5401
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP3144
184 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- 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.

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