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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Fri 05 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Sat morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue night, moderate winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
rain showers
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
rain shwrs
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
40
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
 cm 
1
2
2
1
1
15
2
 mm 
0.6
1.6
0.6
max°C
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
-1
-2
min°C
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
-2
-3
chill°C 
-6
-4
-3
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-6
-5
-8
-6
-8
-10
Freezing level (m
450
800
850
850
750
800
650
650
650
600
650
500
550
650
550
500
250
0
Cloud base (m)
650
500
450
450
450
450
450
450
450
400
400
400
450
1550
450
450
450
700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:32
10:34
10:37
10:38
10:41
10:44
Sunset
3:21
3:18
3:18
3:15
3:15
3:14

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Sat morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Tue night, moderate winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

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
2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 16).
6
73 km SW
120m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
4 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the NNE
(28 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
4 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog freezing -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
0.5 km
184 km N
386m alt.
4 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
SHIP2497
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5726
184 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP3294
184 km SW
3m alt.
4 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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