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

Öræfajökull
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 30 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
 km/h
35
S
40
SSW
25
ENE
25
NNW
20
NW
20
W
50
WNW
25
NW
15
N
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
 cm 
5
3
17
 mm 
max°C
-4
-8
-8
-6
-2
-2
-5
-5
-5
-5
-3
1
3
2
2
0
-1
2
min°C
-6
-8
-8
-6
-4
-4
-5
-6
-5
-5
-4
-2
2
2
0
-1
-2
-1
chill°C 
-15
-18
-17
-14
-10
-13
-15
-14
-12
-11
-10
-8
-2
-3
-6
-8
-8
-5
Freezing level (m
1400
750
850
1250
1300
1600
1050
1150
1100
950
1100
1800
2450
2500
2350
2050
1850
1750
Cloud base (m)
450
450
400
4000
500
5250
550
700
600
3050
2400
700
850
900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-5-8-8-6-3-3-5-6-5-5-4-1321-1-21-3-5-4-2-1-1-3-2-3-4-3266632343356456335591210996
Sunrise
4:43
4:39
4:35
4:33
4:30
4:26
Sunset
9:25
9:29
9:31
9:35
9:38
9:42

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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 -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sat morning). 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.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 314 degs) was rejected.
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.
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
light rain
Drizzle
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
6.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
hy2b346E64N
153 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 158).
- km
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SSE
(26 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
SHIP9663
184 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP1362
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 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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