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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Mon 08 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the NE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Mon
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
 km/h
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
NE
40
NE
35
NE
20
ENE
35
ENE
65
E
5
SE
45
ENE
10
SSW
15
E
10
E
15
E
30
E
 cm 
6
3
3
1
7
1
4
3
3
3
 mm 
14
11
6
0.7
10
max°C
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
5
0
2
1
2
2
2
3
min°C
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
-1
2
0
2
2
1
2
chill°C 
-5
-6
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-5
-4
-5
-3
-5
-3
-2
-1
-4
-3
Freezing level (m
650
550
600
550
450
500
550
500
800
1300
400
850
550
900
900
750
850
Cloud base (m)
450
400
400
400
450
2550
1600
400
350
450
400
450
400
450
450
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-8-8-9-10-10-9-8-6-8-10-8-9-8-9-9-8-5-6-5-6-7-6-6-5-4-3-6-4-5-4-5-5-41110000123-1212223
Sunrise
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue night, light winds from the NE by Wed night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Mainly 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
24 km ENE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
52
Near gales from the ENE
(52 kph at 62).
74
73 km SW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
light rain
Light rain .
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
184 km N
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
SHIP1795
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP4524
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3506
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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