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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 10 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 59mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
rain showers
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
 km/h
35
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
40
ENE
25
S
35
SE
25
SSE
25
ESE
25
SE
15
WNW
5
W
25
E
20
ENE
10
NNW
5
NE
5
WNW
10
W
10
N
 cm 
2
4
3
6
2
5
9
3
 mm 
15
7
9
28
11
max°C
0
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
-1
-1
0
min°C
0
1
0
2
0
2
2
1
2
2
0
1
1
0
-2
-1
-1
-1
chill°C 
-7
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
-5
-4
-2
-2
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
Freezing level (m
450
650
450
800
650
950
750
650
900
900
650
650
600
550
300
250
350
300
Cloud base (m)
1400
3950
350
400
400
350
400
300
300
450
300
250
350
400
400
1100
5400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-7-5-11-9-10-10-8-7-8-9-10-9-10-10-10-10-6-5-4-3-6-5-5-5-4-3-5-6-6-6-7-7-6-601121322321110-1-1-1-1
Sunrise
10:44
10:45
10:47
10:48
10:51
10:52
Sunset
3:14
3:12
3:11
3:11
3:11
3:10

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Heavy rain (total 59mm) on Thu morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min 0°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Sun 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.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 5).
9
73 km SW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Drizzle
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
SHIP6074
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP4213
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP6413
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP7338
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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