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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 21 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 77mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 20mm) heaviest on Thu night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
15
S
15
WNW
25
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
WSW
30
W
30
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
1
2
1
1
1.6
6
7
6
10
26
9
11
4
0.3
1
14
max °C
3
4
4
3
-1
2
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
-2
-2
1
2
3
1
min °C
2
3
3
-1
-2
1
4
4
6
5
4
4
-3
-2
-2
-1
1
2
1
-2
-1
-1
-6
-7
-5
-1
-1
1
0
0
0
-11
-9
-9
-6
-3
-2
-4
1000
1150
1050
850
250
650
1350
1200
2150
2350
1450
1150
1250
0
0
350
2800
2900
2500
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
900
500
500
500
450
500
500
500
450
500
550
650
9250
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:57
10:59
10:59
10:59
10:59
10:59
Sunset
3:11
3:11
3:11
3:12
3:14
3:15

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 77mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 20mm) heaviest on Thu night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
2 hours ago
6° C
-
31
Fresh winds from the ENE
(31 kph at 63).
39
73 km SW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
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.
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
4 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 150).
0.0 km
SHIP8495
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2445
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5255
184 km SW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP6460
184 km SW
3m alt.
4 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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