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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Fri 03 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 74mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy rain
mod rain
light snow
light snow
mod rain
mod snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy rain
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
mod. rain
mod. snow
 km/h
10
NW
15
W
5
NNW
5
NW
0
SSW
10
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
15
ENE
25
E
35
E
25
SE
35
SSE
30
S
20
SSE
25
ESE
20
S
3
25
1
1
6
21
11
5
9
1.4
10
16
max °C
-3
-3
-5
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-5
-4
-3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
min °C
-5
-4
-6
-4
-2
-4
-3
-3
-6
-5
-3
-3
2
3
1
1
2
1
-9
-8
-10
-4
-2
-8
-9
-7
-10
-11
-10
-11
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-4
0
100
0
0
250
0
0
200
0
0
0
250
850
950
900
650
900
700
Cloud base (m)
4100
650
1300
1850
800
800
500
450
400
400
400
450
400
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:18
6:13
6:11
6:07
6:03
6:00
Sunset
8:02
8:06
8:08
8:12
8:15
8:17

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 74mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night).

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
4° C
-
39
Strong winds from the WNW
(39 kph at 287).
50
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
ASCATC342E63N
165 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
12
Light winds from the WSW
(12 kph at 237).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
moderate snow
Moderate snow.
19
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 300 to 100 degs)
(19 kph at 20).
1.8 km
192 km SW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Skógarnes
196 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 82).
41
198 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
0.0 km
ASCATC341E63N
215 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 216).
- km
216 km WSW
101m alt.
28 minutes ago
1° C
-
8
Light winds from the ENE
(8 kph at 72).
14
226 km W
120m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 5).
2

* 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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