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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Tue 06 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
15
N
15
N
15
NE
20
NE
45
ENE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
4
9
2
max °C
-10
-8
-6
-4
-4
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-6
min °C
-10
-9
-8
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-7
-16
-15
-14
-12
-14
-15
-14
-13
-12
-12
-13
-12
-11
-13
-14
-14
-14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
650
450
1350
1500
4050
5600
5650
4500
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-17-17-16-16-16-15-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-14-14-13-12-11-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-13-11-10-9-7-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-8-8-8-7
Sunrise
10:47
10:45
10:44
10:41
10:40
Sunset
3:34
3:37
3:40
3:42
3:45
3:48

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Sat night). 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.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NNW
(30 kph at 339).
35
73 km SW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
light snow
Light snow.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
SHIP7085
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP3029
184 km SW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP6302
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP2272
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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