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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sat 06 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Sat night turning to light snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 19mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Thu morning).

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
50
ENE
20
SSE
40
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SW
 cm 
1
3
2
12
8
3
5
4
 mm 
1.5
2
16
26
max°C
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
-1
-2
-2
0
2
3
1
2
3
min°C
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-1
1
2
1
2
2
chill°C 
-5
-5
-6
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-8
-10
-9
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
Freezing level (m
850
650
600
600
550
550
600
700
650
550
400
150
0
350
650
1000
750
800
900
Cloud base (m)
500
450
450
450
400
450
450
400
400
400
5250
500
400
400
400
350
350
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-8-9-8-8-8-8-8-9-10-11-10-9-9-9-11-9-9-5-6-5-6-6-6-5-5-5-6-7-8-8-7-5-4-6-5-52111001110-1-2-3-123123
Sunrise
10:37
10:38
10:41
10:44
10:45
10:47
Sunset
3:18
3:15
3:15
3:14
3:12
3:11

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Drizzle on Sat night turning to light snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 19mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Thu morning).

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.
1 hour ago
6° C
-
61
Near gales from the ENE
(61 kph at 61).
76
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
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
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
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP3535
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6124
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP3190
184 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP485
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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