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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm) on Tue morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy rain
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy rain
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
 km/h
10
W
15
NE
25
NE
40
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
35
E
15
NE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
25
E
15
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
1
5
4
5
1
2
4
11
16
9
11
13
12
max °C
-2
-4
-1
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
min °C
-2
-5
-2
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
-5
-11
-8
-7
-7
-6
-4
-4
-2
-2
-3
-4
-2
-5
-5
-5
-3
300
0
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Cloud base (m)
800
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400
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Sunrise
5:48
5:46
5:41
5:39
5:35
Sunset
8:23
8:27
8:30
8:32
8:36
8:38

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 25mm) on Tue morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 64).
7
73 km SW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
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
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
0.0 km
SHIP6910
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5527
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP2390
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP1370
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 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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