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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 21 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
rain showers
clear
light snow
cloud
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
clear
light snow
cloudy
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
NNW
40
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
WNW
1
1
1
3
2
1
11
5
4
2
3
0.2
8
max °C
-5
-3
-2
-2
-1
0
0
1
2
4
-9
-4
-3
3
2
1
0
min °C
-5
-4
-2
-3
-3
-1
0
0
1
1
-11
-8
-4
0
1
1
-10
-12
-10
-8
-9
-9
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-22
-16
-11
-7
-5
-5
-19
0
0
150
250
0
300
500
650
700
1100
0
0
0
650
800
650
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
550
1850
450
400
400
350
1250
600
500
400
400
350
350
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:37
8:33
8:30
8:26
8:23
Sunset
6:00
6:02
6:06
6:08
6:12
6:15

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the SSW 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.
1 hour ago
1° C
-
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 56).
52
73 km SW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP3378
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP7381
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP8690
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3134
184 km SW
15m alt.
1 hour 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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