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

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Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

(Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, extremely windy from the ENE by Thu night).

(Days 6-9):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri night, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NE on Sat morning, moderate winds from the N by Sun night).

(Days 10-12):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, near gales from the W by Wed night).

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Wind km/h
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Snow
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Rain
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Max °C
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Min °C
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 Feels °C
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 Freezing Level m
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Cloud base m
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Sunrise
7:11 — — 7:13 — — 7:16 — — 7:20 — — 7:22 — — 7:26 — — 7:28 — — 7:31 — — 7:35 — — 7:37 — — 7:41 — — 7:43 — —
Sunset
— 6:38 — — 6:35 — — 6:31 — — 6:28 — — 6:24 — — 6:21 — — 6:17 — — 6:14 — — 6:10 — — 6:07 — — 6:04 — — 6:00 —

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4\°C on Sat morning, min -5\°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5\°C on Tue morning, min -7\°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, extremely windy from the ENE by Thu night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 6-9):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4\°C on Fri night, min -7\°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NE on Sat morning, moderate winds from the N by Sun night).

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
5.0° C
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 288).
19
73 km SW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
7.4° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
SHIP4476
74 km ENE
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
7.7° C
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
8.9° C
No report.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 80).

* 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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