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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Thu 19 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
 km/h
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
35
ESE
25
E
20
W
15
WSW
1
4
2
6
5
2
5
14
21
5
8
20
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-3
-3
-5
-4
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
1
2
2
-2
-4
min °C
-6
-5
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-2
-3
-2
-1
-2
-1
1
2
1
-5
-5
-12
-10
-9
-10
-8
-9
-11
-8
-10
-9
-8
-9
-7
-5
-4
-4
-12
-12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
150
100
300
200
300
600
800
800
100
0
Cloud base (m)
500
400
450
400
450
450
400
400
350
400
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-14-14-14-14-14-13-12-12-12-12-11-11-10-9-7-13-17-10-9-9-9-9-10-9-8-8-8-8-8-7-6-5-4-10-12-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-2-3-2-1-2-1122-4-5
Sunrise
8:48
8:44
8:41
8:37
8:33
8:30
Sunset
5:52
5:57
6:00
6:02
6:06
6:08

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 20mm) on Mon night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
24 km ENE
17m alt.
48 minutes ago
0° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 299).
41
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
39
Strong winds from the NNW
(39 kph at 340).
0.0 km
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
178 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
SHIP2185
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP7742
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP8253
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP1847
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP4576
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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