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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Thu 26 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
 km/h
10
SW
25
W
30
W
20
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
SW
35
S
35
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
25
SW
4
2
1
7
4
4
6
11
12
max °C
2
-10
-9
-5
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
-4
-4
-2
1
3
3
-2
-2
-2
min °C
-12
-11
-9
-8
-5
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-4
-5
-4
-1
2
-4
-3
-2
-2
-23
-20
-18
-14
-10
-6
-8
-8
-7
-9
-10
-12
-9
-3
-4
-12
-12
-10
-8
450
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
250
50
0
0
0
250
800
550
50
200
200
Cloud base (m)
350
550
450
550
4700
4150
2200
1750
1400
1700
1450
600
450
350
450
450
450
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Sunrise
8:19
8:17
8:14
8:10
8:07
8:03
Sunset
6:17
6:21
6:24
6:28
6:30
6:34

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu night, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Mon afternoon). 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
-1° C
-
96
Stormy winds from the NW
(96 kph at 305).
117
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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
178 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
light rain
Freezing light rain freezing.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
184 km N
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
SHIP5773
184 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP5676
184 km SW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
SHIP4097
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP5393
184 km SW
15m alt.
1 hour 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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