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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 07 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
heavy rain
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
heavy rain
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
25
SW
40
SSE
20
SW
35
SSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
15
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
N
5
SW
5
S
10
NNE
8
4
12
5
6
9
1
16
max °C
2
3
1
1
1
0
-2
-2
-2
-4
-1
0
0
1
1
-2
-1
0
-1
min °C
1
3
1
0
1
-1
-4
-4
-2
-4
-2
0
-1
1
0
-3
-2
-1
-4
-5
-3
-4
-6
-4
-7
-10
-8
-4
-10
-9
-7
-6
-3
0
-6
-2
-1
-9
650
1000
700
700
700
450
100
0
250
0
50
450
400
600
550
100
300
400
0
Cloud base (m)
450
400
400
400
400
400
400
500
750
5500
2150
1850
1900
500
500
450
450
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:00
5:56
5:52
5:48
5:46
5:41
Sunset
8:17
8:21
8:23
8:27
8:30
8:32

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Moderate rain (total 16mm) on Wed morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun 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.
2 hours ago
4° C
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 168).
43
73 km SW
120m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 220).
0.0 km
SHIP8578
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4323
184 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
184 km N
386m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
SHIP3862
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 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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