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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 18 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 63mm), mostly on Sun night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
heavy rain
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
mod. rain
heavy rain
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
mod. rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
30
SE
35
SE
20
S
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
NE
25
E
30
E
30
E
40
ESE
35
E
30
E
35
ENE
30
E
35
E
30
E
5
2
2
3
4
7
26
15
2
4
6
36
6
14
8
18
max °C
3
3
1
1
0
1
0
2
3
4
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
min °C
3
2
-1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
-1
-2
-3
-6
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-2
-3
-4
-6
-5
-6
-4
-6
-7
950
900
650
450
450
500
550
850
950
1000
1050
700
600
750
800
700
500
Cloud base (m)
450
400
450
500
450
550
500
450
450
400
400
450
450
400
450
450
500
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Sunrise
10:22
10:18
10:17
10:14
10:11
Sunset
4:08
4:12
4:15
4:19
4:22
4:24

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Heavy rain (total 63mm), mostly on Sun night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 27mm) on Wed afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Sat 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
24 km ENE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 35).
7
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 130).
5.0 km
Mid: few
High: broken
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
178 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
light rain
Light rain .
13
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 100 to 170 degs)
(13 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
SHIP2200
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP5414
184 km SW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
SHIP3947
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP4329
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5275
184 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km

* 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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