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

Öræfajökull
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
mod rain
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod. rain
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
30
SE
45
SE
60
ESE
70
ESE
80
ESE
60
ESE
40
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNE
 cm 
7
9
3
9
2
1
 mm 
0.8
9
18
max°C
4
4
3
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
-1
0
0
min°C
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
0
chill°C 
-3
-4
-8
-8
-10
-8
-8
-4
-4
-6
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
-6
-4
-3
Freezing level (m
3000
3000
2550
2350
2300
2300
2100
2300
2350
2250
2200
2100
2150
2150
2150
2000
2050
2100
Cloud base (m)
450
400
400
400
400
400
450
450
1500
450
750
550
1400
700
600
650
750
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
442111011110000-1-10676554445444444334111211101010910101010910109999
Sunrise
5:28
5:31
5:33
5:37
5:39
5:43
Sunset
8:45
8:43
8:38
8:36
8:31
8:29

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Heavy rain (total 29mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
2 hours ago
9° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 274 degs) was rejected.
73 km SW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 100).
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
light rain
Drizzle
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
3.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
hy2b345E64N
111 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SSE
(23 kph at 148).
- km
hy2b344E63N
148 km SSE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 138).
- km
hy2b346E64N
158 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the SSE
(27 kph at 155).
- km
hy2b347E64N
168 km ESE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 158).
- km
hy2b345E63N
171 km SSE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the SE
(33 kph at 138).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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