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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sat 29 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the E by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
25
ESE
35
ESE
60
E
15
SE
25
E
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
 cm 
3
10
8
37
4
7
3
3
14
 mm 
0.9
34
max°C
-9
-8
-4
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
min°C
-9
-8
-7
-1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
chill°C 
-13
-11
-10
-7
-7
-9
-3
-3
-6
-6
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
300
500
500
650
750
550
550
700
650
750
800
800
700
800
800
Cloud base (m)
600
550
550
400
400
350
350
350
400
1400
1250
400
550
400
400
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Sunrise
10:15
10:18
10:22
10:25
10:26
10:30
Sunset
3:32
3:30
3:27
3:26
3:23
3:22

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the E by Sun night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
24 km ENE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 348).
30
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
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
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
-
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
-5° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
SHIP1196
184 km SW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP3987
184 km SW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP4352
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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