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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Wed 18 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 24mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NNE by Mon morning).

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
15
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
45
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
40
WSW
25
SW
20
ENE
30
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NW
4
4
6
4
4
7
2
3
12
2
6
18
max °C
0
2
4
0
-5
-5
-6
-4
-3
0
-3
-6
-7
-4
-3
-6
-6
-6
-7
min °C
-2
0
3
-4
-5
-6
-6
-5
-3
-2
-6
-7
-9
-5
-4
-7
-7
-7
-9
-7
-7
-3
-12
-14
-18
-17
-14
-10
-6
-15
-14
-17
-8
-10
-16
-15
-13
-14
150
600
1050
150
0
0
0
0
50
150
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
500
450
400
400
400
400
400
450
450
300
450
550
1850
1750
1450
2250
1800
4600
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:00
6:56
6:52
Sunset
7:19
7:22
7:23
7:27
7:30
7:32

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 24mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the NNE by Mon morning).

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
3° C
-
41
Strong winds from the S
(41 kph at 170).
52
73 km SW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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 SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 190).
0.0 km
SHIP8073
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2567
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2308
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP4998
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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