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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 30 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
25
E
40
E
55
ENE
60
ENE
45
ENE
40
NE
40
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
 cm 
9
18
13
7
11
2
 mm 
max°C
-1
0
0
-1
-1
0
-1
-2
-4
-4
-2
-4
-5
-4
-2
0
1
min°C
-2
-1
0
-1
-2
0
-2
-5
-5
-4
-3
-4
-5
-5
-3
-1
0
chill°C 
-9
-8
-8
-10
-9
-7
-9
-11
-11
-10
-8
-7
-8
-7
-7
-6
-5
Freezing level (m
250
400
450
400
300
450
450
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
400
700
Cloud base (m)
400
350
350
350
400
1800
600
1550
5600
2050
5150
500
550
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-12-11-11-12-10-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-9-8-8-9-8-7-7-8-6-7-9-9-9-8-8-9-8-7-5-4-2-10-1-20-2-4-5-4-3-4-5-5-3-11
Sunrise
10:22
10:25
10:26
10:30
10:32
Sunset
3:30
3:27
3:26
3:23
3:22
3:21

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
24 km ENE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
89
Stormy winds from the ENE
(89 kph at 70).
106
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
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-4° C
light snow
Light snow.
7
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 120 to 280 degs)
(7 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP8990
184 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP2217
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP2429
184 km SW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
184 km N
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 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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