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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sat 20 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 87mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 43mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
snow showers
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
SE
25
SE
15
W
10
W
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
35
S
20
W
 cm 
3
2
1
 mm 
18
25
23
0.5
0.8
0.7
9
6
4
20
6
6
1.7
0.9
9
max°C
5
6
6
4
4
3
4
4
3
-2
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
0
min°C
5
6
5
4
3
2
3
3
-2
-2
-2
4
4
4
4
4
2
-3
chill°C 
1
2
2
1
0
-2
-1
-1
-7
-7
-5
-2
-1
0
0
-1
-2
-9
Freezing level (m
1200
1450
1450
1200
1150
1100
1050
1100
950
0
0
1200
1200
1250
1200
1050
1200
0
Cloud base (m)
400
400
450
500
600
500
500
450
450
500
650
500
500
500
500
500
450
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:56
10:57
10:57
10:59
10:59
10:59
Sunset
3:10
3:10
3:11
3:11
3:11
3:12

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Heavy rain (total 87mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 43mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-
46
Strong winds from the E
(46 kph at 93).
57
73 km SW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
SHIP3089
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP9472
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
184 km N
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Mid: scattered
SHIP7581
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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