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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 06 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun night).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy rain
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy rain
 km/h
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
55
ENE
40
NE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
10
N
20
ENE
20
E
35
E
30
E
20
ENE
20
E
4
11
1
2
4
10
24
12
6
3
19
max °C
-8
-6
-4
-3
-6
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-2
-1
1
1
2
4
3
min °C
-9
-7
-6
-4
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-1
-1
1
1
1
3
-15
-13
-12
-14
-15
-14
-13
-12
-10
-10
-11
-12
-10
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
400
650
650
750
950
Cloud base (m)
750
400
450
4950
800
5300
4900
2400
800
500
400
400
400
400
400
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-17-16-16-15-16-15-16-16-16-16-15-15-12-10-10-9-9-7-7-13-12-11-11-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-7-6-5-5-4-4-9-7-5-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-4-101233
Sunrise
10:47
10:45
10:44
10:41
10:40
10:37
Sunset
3:37
3:40
3:42
3:45
3:48
3:51

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
24 km ENE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
-5° C
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNW
(24 kph at 343).
30
73 km SW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-4° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP3215
184 km SW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
184 km N
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
SHIP4923
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2323
184 km SW
3m alt.
1 hour 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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