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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Mon 06 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 40mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Mon night, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the NNE by Fri night).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light rain
light snow
mod snow
heavy rain
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light rain
light snow
mod. snow
heavy rain
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
clear
 km/h
25
E
40
E
45
SSE
50
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSE
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
ENE
20
ENE
75
NNE
50
N
25
N
10
NNE
2
14
16
2
6
2
14
3
1
4
11
4
5
20
max °C
-2
-1
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
-3
-2
-1
0
1
1
-1
min °C
-4
-1
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
-2
-4
-3
-1
-1
0
1
-2
-11
-9
-5
-5
-4
-5
-4
-5
-6
-5
-8
-9
-6
-6
-9
-8
-5
-5
0
300
900
800
800
600
900
700
650
500
500
0
50
350
350
550
700
150
Cloud base (m)
500
450
400
450
450
450
400
400
400
400
450
500
500
5500
1400
2600
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-10-8-9-8-9-7-10-11-11-13-15-14-12-11-10-11-11-10-8-5-5-4-6-4-6-6-7-9-11-10-8-7-6-6-7-3-122212110-1-4-3-1-111-2
Sunrise
6:07
6:03
6:00
5:56
5:52
5:48
Sunset
8:12
8:15
8:17
8:21
8:23
8:27

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 40mm) on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Mon night, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the NNE by Fri 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.
45 minutes ago
2° C
-
80
Severe gales from the ENE
(80 kph at 70).
96
73 km SW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the E
(31 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC345E64N
106 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
58
Near gales from the E
(58 kph at 97).
- km
ASCATC346E64N
129 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
56
Near gales from the E
(56 kph at 99).
- km
ASCATC347E64N
174 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
49
Strong winds from the ESE
(49 kph at 102).
- km
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.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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