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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Tue 31 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod snow
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
25
WNW
15
W
25
SSE
40
SE
10
W
20
W
5
WNW
5
E
20
ENE
10
W
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
WSW
5
NE
1
1
7
14
7
7
max °C
-1
-4
-6
-2
-1
-1
0
-1
-5
-4
-3
-4
-3
-3
-6
-3
-2
-3
min °C
-3
-5
-8
-6
-2
-2
0
-1
-6
-5
-4
-5
-4
-4
-6
-4
-2
-4
-10
-12
-17
-14
-5
-6
-7
-5
-13
-5
-8
-10
-9
-7
-8
-4
-5
-4
350
0
0
0
300
300
500
400
0
0
100
0
0
100
0
0
200
0
Cloud base (m)
400
550
550
550
750
500
400
400
3150
600
2400
450
1300
450
750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-17-17-15-13-13-11-13-16-17-16-15-17-16-16-16-15-13-9-12-12-11-9-8-7-8-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-9-2-5-7-4-2-20-1-6-5-4-5-4-4-6-4-2-4
Sunrise
6:28
6:24
6:20
6:18
6:13
6:11
Sunset
7:53
7:57
8:00
8:02
8:06
8:08

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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
-
91
Stormy winds from the WNW
(91 kph at 286).
102
ASCATC344E64N
56 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the W
(61 kph at 278).
- km
ASCATC345E64N
74 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
62
Gales from the W
(62 kph at 271).
- km
ASCATC346E64N
125 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 264).
- km
ASCATC343E63N
163 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
57
Near gales from the WNW
(57 kph at 283).
- km
ASCATC344E63N
164 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 293).
- km
ASCATC347E64N
167 km ESE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
67
Gales from the W
(67 kph at 263).
- km
ASCATC345E63N
172 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 290).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
ASCATC342E63N
182 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
55
Near gales from the WNW
(55 kph at 282).
- 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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