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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Mon 08 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Tue night, moderate winds from the NE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 40mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
50
NE
50
NE
40
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
35
E
15
SE
35
E
25
SSW
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NE
 cm 
4
6
3
1
4
2
3
 mm 
20
4
16
max°C
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
6
3
4
1
0
1
1
1
min°C
1
1
0
1
0
-1
1
0
0
1
3
1
3
0
-1
1
1
-1
chill°C 
-5
-5
-6
-6
-8
-10
-7
-7
-6
-5
-3
-3
-3
-4
-1
-2
-2
-5
Freezing level (m
600
600
550
600
550
400
550
550
700
600
1050
700
1200
600
400
750
750
500
Cloud base (m)
550
450
450
400
400
400
1750
2250
1750
400
400
450
400
450
500
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-8-7-7-5-8-6-11-9-8-8-9-5-5-6-5-6-7-6-5-4-4-1-5-2-7-5-4-3-511110-110125241-1110
Sunrise
10:38
10:41
10:44
10:45
10:47
10:48
Sunset
3:15
3:15
3:14
3:12
3:11
3:11

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NE on Tue night, moderate winds from the NE by Wed night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning will be washed away by heavy rain (total 40mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri 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
7° C
-
43
Strong winds from the ENE
(43 kph at 65).
65
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.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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.
2 hours ago
4° C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (17 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
SHIP1603
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP4606
184 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP9280
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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