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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 41mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) on Fri morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
WNW
15
SE
40
S
25
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
0
WNW
10
SW
20
S
45
S
40
SSW
40
SW
30
SSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
5
2
4
3
4
3
2
7
1
6
8
8
8
8
3
6
5
28
12
4
max °C
-1
1
4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
2
2
0
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
min °C
-2
-1
-1
-4
-5
-4
-4
-3
-3
2
-2
-1
-1
-3
-5
-4
-3
-4
-5
-5
-7
-10
-10
-8
-4
-7
-8
-5
-10
-9
-8
-8
-10
-7
-9
-11
0
350
1150
100
100
0
0
100
200
900
200
400
300
200
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
700
400
400
550
450
1350
650
450
350
350
400
400
400
450
550
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:07
8:03
8:00
7:56
7:52
7:48
Sunset
6:30
6:34
6:37
6:39
6:43
6:45

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 41mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu morning).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm) on Fri morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat 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.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 27).
13
73 km SW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the NW
(20 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
178 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
184 km N
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
SHIP5700
184 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP5332
184 km SW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP2172
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP801
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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