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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 22 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the NNE by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
heavy snow
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
heavy snow
 km/h
15
WNW
10
E
35
E
30
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
20
N
20
N
10
NNW
5
N
20
E
35
E
20
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
WSW
25
W
10
SW
25
SW
3
16
7
7
18
14
2
5
10
1
14
22
max °C
-7
-4
-2
-2
-4
-4
-7
-8
-8
-8
-4
-2
-1
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
3
min °C
-10
-6
-3
-5
-5
-6
-11
-10
-9
-10
-8
-3
-3
-4
-3
-4
-2
-2
-1
-16
-11
-11
-15
-14
-15
-19
-18
-12
-14
-16
-11
-9
-13
-11
-11
-9
-5
-7
0
0
0
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
50
0
100
250
950
Cloud base (m)
650
550
350
350
2250
1850
2000
700
400
400
450
550
400
450
450
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:56
6:52
6:50
6:46
6:41
6:39
Sunset
7:30
7:32
7:36
7:38
7:42
7:45

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the NNE by Mon night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the WSW by Thu 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.
58 minutes ago
-4° C
-
39
Strong winds from the NW
(39 kph at 324).
50
73 km SW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 210).
0.0 km
SHIP2748
184 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4727
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5762
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP7268
184 km SW
15m alt.
2 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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