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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sat 20 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 85mm), mostly on Tue night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Thu night).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
 km/h
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
WNW
15
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
40
W
40
W
20
WSW
1
2
1
4
24
1
1.8
1
3
5
11
36
13
16
11
9
0.6
max °C
6
5
4
3
4
3
3
-1
2
5
6
5
7
4
1
-2
-4
-3
3
min °C
5
4
4
3
3
3
-1
-2
0
4
5
5
5
3
0
-4
-4
-4
-3
2
1
1
0
-1
-2
-7
-8
-4
-2
0
0
0
-1
-6
-13
-13
-11
-9
1400
1300
1100
1000
1050
1000
1050
200
400
1250
1350
2050
1300
1100
650
200
0
0
250
Cloud base (m)
450
500
500
500
500
450
450
750
650
450
450
450
500
500
550
550
550
600
650
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Sunrise
10:57
10:57
10:59
10:59
10:59
10:59
Sunset
3:10
3:11
3:11
3:11
3:12
3:14

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 85mm), mostly on Tue night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Wed night, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
24 km ENE
17m alt.
59 minutes ago
7° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 75).
39
73 km SW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP7057
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP7636
184 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6661
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP8477
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- 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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