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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
40
E
15
ESE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
SE
30
ENE
4
1
1
15
10
6
6
1
5
2
0.9
max °C
-8
-7
-7
-3
-3
-4
-3
-4
-5
-3
-3
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
min °C
-8
-8
-9
-6
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-3
-2
0
0
0
1
2
2
-16
-15
-15
-12
-10
-11
-11
-10
-10
-11
-9
-9
-4
-5
-6
-4
-2
-3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
500
750
600
450
750
900
800
Cloud base (m)
450
650
7700
6100
7800
450
400
400
400
400
400
350
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-16-15-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-13-11-9-9-9-9-8-7-13-13-11-10-9-9-9-9-10-10-9-7-6-5-6-5-4-4-8-8-8-5-4-5-4-4-5-4-3-1111232
Sunrise
8:51
8:48
8:44
8:41
8:37
8:33
Sunset
5:50
5:52
5:57
6:00
6:02
6:06

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

This table gives the weather forecast for Öræfajökull at the specific elevation of 500 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
-6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
0
73 km SW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
178 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
184 km N
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
SHIP7384
184 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP1719
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP3849
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
192 km SW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
37
Fresh winds from the E
(37 kph at 90).
0.6 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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