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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
 km/h
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
60
NE
55
NNE
65
NE
35
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
W
20
WNW
15
NW
25
NNW
20
WNW
25
SW
30
S
10
SSE
10
W
 cm 
1
8
10
14
5
 mm 
max°C
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-10
-9
-8
-7
-7
-6
-6
min°C
-11
-12
-14
-12
-12
-11
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
-8
-7
-6
-8
chill°C 
-20
-23
-25
-26
-25
-24
-19
-15
-14
-16
-16
-16
-17
-15
-15
-16
-11
-12
Freezing level (m
0
400
100
350
200
400
450
600
0
0
350
0
0
0
250
450
500
650
Cloud base (m)
4800
2500
2450
2150
2150
2400
1900
550
850
600
500
650
450
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-12-13-12-12-10-9-9-8-9-9-10-9-8-8-7-6-7-8-8-9-9-9-7-5-5-6-7-6-8-9-8-6-5-5-4-2-1-2-2-2-11-1-3-2-1-3-4-3-2011
Sunrise
8:14
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: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Öræfajökull at the specific elevation of 2110 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
6° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 347).
35
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.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
178 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
SHIP4283
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5318
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
184 km N
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
SHIP3031
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6648
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 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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