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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Wed 25 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 20mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, near gales from the ENE by Sun night).

Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
 km/h
5
SE
25
E
15
SSE
10
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
NE
30
ENE
40
E
35
ENE
25
SSE
20
SW
25
W
30
SSE
20
W
40
SSW
1
15
6
4
2
8
21
2
3
1
1
7
15
7
13
max °C
-4
0
2
2
-9
-9
-7
-4
-3
-2
0
1
1
2
1
-1
3
-1
-2
min °C
-6
-2
1
-11
-11
-10
-8
-6
-4
-4
-1
0
0
1
0
-3
1
-2
-3
-8
-8
-3
-21
-20
-19
-15
-12
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-4
-5
-10
-5
-8
-10
0
0
750
350
0
0
0
0
50
0
350
550
500
700
600
0
700
400
0
Cloud base (m)
400
350
350
350
600
650
450
750
1500
500
400
350
350
450
400
350
350
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-13-10-9-14-21-20-16-15-14-12-10-9-9-9-11-11-7-13-15-10-7-5-11-17-16-12-11-10-8-7-5-6-5-7-7-4-8-11-5-12-5-10-10-8-5-4-3-11121-22-2-3
Sunrise
8:23
8:19
8:17
8:14
8:10
8:07
Sunset
6:15
6:17
6:21
6:24
6:28
6:30

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Thu night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 20mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, near gales from the ENE 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
24 km ENE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
-3° C
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 81 degs) was rejected.
73 km SW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
2 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
-
7
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 120 to 230 degs)
(7 kph at 170).
0.0 km
SHIP3632
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1665
184 km SW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
184 km N
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
SHIP4495
184 km SW
15m alt.
4 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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