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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
rain showers
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloudy
light rain
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
rain shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
km/h
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
E
25
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
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2
1
1
5
1
8
4
3
0.2
0.5
0.3
max °C
6
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
-2
0
2
2
2
4
1
-2
-1
-2
min °C
2
2
2
1
1
2
-1
0
0
-3
-1
1
0
2
3
-2
-3
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-7
-5
-2
-3
-4
-3
-5
-2
1
-7
-10
-9
-10
1300
700
750
600
600
700
750
450
550
0
350
650
550
850
900
550
0
300
100
Cloud base (m)
450
450
550
500
450
500
450
750
500
4550
1650
450
450
450
450
2200
2800
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Sunrise
4:47
4:43
4:39
4:35
4:33
4:30
Sunset
9:22
9:25
9:29
9:31
9:35
9:38

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

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
6° C
-
Wind obs. (39 kph from 173 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Skógarnes
196 km WSW
59m alt.
1 hour ago
-
50
Strong winds from the SW
(50 kph at 223).
59
198 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
50
Strong winds from the SSW
(50 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
204 km NE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
216 km WSW
101m alt.
35 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
23
Moderate winds from the S
(23 kph at 169).
27
221 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 140).
226 km W
120m alt.
48 minutes ago
3° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 232 degs) was rejected.

* 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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