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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sun 15 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 22mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
 km/h
40
NE
35
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
40
ENE
30
SE
25
E
15
N
10
N
5
WSW
5
NW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
1
5
12
8
1
2
2
2
1
1
6
15
max °C
-1
-1
0
0
-2
1
1
1
2
2
-1
1
3
3
0
-1
-2
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-1
-3
1
0
0
0
0
-2
0
2
1
-1
-1
-6
-10
-10
-6
-7
-10
-5
-6
-5
-4
-2
-7
-6
-3
-5
-8
-7
-12
250
150
0
500
200
650
600
600
500
750
300
550
800
1000
500
400
0
Cloud base (m)
350
1200
5300
1800
300
300
350
500
2400
550
500
450
450
450
450
450
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Sunrise
7:20
7:18
7:13
7:11
7:07
Sunset
7:07
7:09
7:13
7:15
7:19
7:22

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 22mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

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.
54 minutes ago
4° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 304).
41
73 km SW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
SHIP1475
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
184 km N
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
SHIP8442
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP5007
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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