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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Fri 03 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the E by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 38mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod rain
light rain
light snow
light rain
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
mod. rain
light rain
light snow
light rain
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
20
ENE
30
E
10
ESE
35
SSE
40
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
ESE
25
S
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
2
2
30
1
6
5
4
3
4
8
4
6
1.5
18
max °C
-5
-3
-2
-3
-3
-2
-5
-4
-2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
0
min °C
-6
-4
-2
-4
-4
-3
-6
-5
-3
-1
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
-2
-10
-4
-4
-7
-10
-7
-10
-11
-10
-8
-3
-3
-4
-2
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
0
0
250
0
0
250
0
0
0
850
950
900
800
750
800
750
650
650
500
Cloud base (m)
1450
550
1850
1450
2000
2550
800
400
400
450
450
450
400
400
400
400
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:13
6:11
6:07
6:03
6:00
5:56
Sunset
8:06
8:08
8:12
8:15
8:17
8:21

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the E by Mon afternoon).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 38mm) on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Mon night). Mainly strong 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
24 km ENE
17m alt.
44 minutes ago
-2° C
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 344).
15
73 km SW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
3 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
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP1847
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP1362
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP7404
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
184 km N
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 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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