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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Fri 05 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri morning, severe gales from the E by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
30
ESE
45
E
45
E
55
E
60
E
65
E
65
E
65
E
70
E
65
E
75
E
45
ESE
55
E
55
E
65
E
35
ESE
25
ESE
35
SE
 cm 
2
2
3
1
11
4
8
1
6
22
5
7
41
15
6
5
 mm 
max°C
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-7
-7
min°C
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
chill°C 
-17
-19
-19
-20
-21
-22
-22
-19
-20
-20
-21
-19
-19
-19
-20
-18
-15
-15
Freezing level (m
500
750
800
850
700
800
650
700
800
650
700
700
700
600
600
600
800
1050
Cloud base (m)
750
550
450
450
450
450
500
500
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
450
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-5-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4022222112111111123
Sunrise
10:32
10:34
10:37
10:38
10:41
10:44
Sunset
3:21
3:18
3:18
3:15
3:15
3:14

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri morning, severe gales from the E by Sun night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

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
4° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 36).
35
73 km SW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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
0° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
SHIP4337
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP3232
184 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6785
184 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP7338
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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