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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 19 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the E by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
E
40
ESE
50
ESE
55
E
65
E
80
E
70
ESE
75
ESE
65
E
50
E
50
ESE
40
ESE
30
E
35
E
4
9
1
1
9
2
7
59
28
29
39
7
7
10
max °C
-10
-10
-9
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
-5
-6
-6
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
min °C
-11
-11
-10
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-6
-8
-10
-10
-9
-8
-9
-10
-21
-21
-19
-17
-18
-18
-20
-20
-20
-18
-20
-22
-22
-20
-18
-18
-20
450
550
600
650
850
1000
1000
900
950
1150
900
550
500
500
250
0
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
550
450
450
400
400
400
400
450
450
450
500
550
700
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-11-10-9-8-7-8-8-6-6-7-10-10-9-8-9-10-7-6-6-5-4-3-3-4-3-2-5-6-7-7-8-8-90011233344200-1-2-4-4
Sunrise
10:18
10:17
10:14
10:11
10:08
Sunset
4:12
4:15
4:19
4:22
4:24
4:28

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the E on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the E by Thu morning).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the ESE on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the E by Sat 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
24 km ENE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 95).
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.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
SHIP4246
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP8274
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP8253
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP2535
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago

* 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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