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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sat 17 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), mostly on Sun night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the E by Wed night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod snow
mod rain
heavy rain
light snow
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. snow
mod. rain
heavy rain
light snow
 km/h
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ENE
10
E
10
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
3
1
1
1
6
4
0.7
5
6
12
2
1
17
9
22
14
max °C
-1
0
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
min °C
-2
-1
0
3
3
-1
-1
0
-1
0
0
1
3
3
1
3
3
1
-6
-5
-5
-3
-2
-1
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
-3
-1
-2
-6
-3
-3
-6
150
400
600
950
950
950
300
550
350
550
450
700
1000
1000
750
950
950
750
Cloud base (m)
650
550
450
450
450
400
600
450
450
450
550
500
550
450
400
400
400
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-9-8-8-9-12-11-11-9-8-8-7-6-8-8-6-8-6-6-5-4-4-5-7-7-6-6-5-4-3-3-4-4-3-5-2-11331-10-1112332332
Sunrise
10:26
10:23
10:22
10:18
10:17
10:14
Sunset
4:06
4:08
4:12
4:15
4:19
4:22

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Heavy rain (total 24mm), mostly on Sun night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Wed night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the E by Wed 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
73 km SW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
178 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
SHIP7708
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6899
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
184 km N
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
SHIP1591
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP6303
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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