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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Mon 16 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 15mm) on Thu night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
mod rain
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
clear
cloudy
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
mod. rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
 km/h
10
N
15
NE
30
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
NNE
10
NNE
5
SW
15
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
0
E
11
18
1
2
1
2
3
7
8
max °C
-1
-1
-2
-1
1
1
1
1
0
1
3
3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
min °C
-2
-1
-3
-1
0
-1
1
-1
-3
1
3
-3
-3
-4
-6
-5
-3
-4
-5
-5
-10
-6
-6
-6
-2
-1
-9
-5
-3
-9
-9
-11
-13
-12
-9
-7
0
300
100
300
500
600
750
600
250
600
900
900
100
200
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
5500
350
350
350
1850
2500
500
600
500
450
450
450
450
450
450
550
600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:20
7:18
7:13
7:11
7:07
7:03
Sunset
7:09
7:13
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:23

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with moderate rain (total 15mm) on Thu night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat 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.
55 minutes ago
4° C
-
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 45).
26
73 km SW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP7750
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP8527
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5652
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP3428
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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