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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Mon 22 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 70mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the N by Fri night).

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
clear
light snow
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
heavy rain
clear
light snow
heavy rain
light rain
mod. rain
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
WNW
10
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
30
SSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
2
5
7
11
34
5
8
0.9
0.1
0.4
2
max °C
4
3
3
-1
2
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
-2
-1
4
4
4
6
min °C
4
3
-1
-1
-1
3
4
5
4
4
5
-1
-2
-1
0
3
4
5
0
-2
-6
-6
-5
-3
-1
0
0
1
2
-7
-8
-7
-6
0
0
2
1150
1050
1000
250
350
1300
1100
1800
2650
1500
1350
1400
0
350
2400
2700
2750
2700
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
5550
650
500
500
500
500
500
500
500
550
550
9350
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 70mm) on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue night, min -1°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat night, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the N by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
24 km ENE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
-
44
Strong winds from the ENE
(44 kph at 76).
54
73 km SW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the ESE
(24 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP4284
184 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4063
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP6698
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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