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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 30 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
 km/h
40
E
50
ENE
60
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
 cm 
17
10
6
7
 mm 
5
0.2
3
8
max°C
-1
0
0
-1
0
-2
-3
-4
-1
0
-1
-2
-2
0
1
2
2
3
3
min°C
-1
0
-1
-2
-1
-2
-4
-4
-3
-1
-1
-2
-3
-2
0
2
1
2
2
chill°C 
-8
-8
-11
-10
-8
-9
-10
-11
-9
-7
-4
-5
-3
-6
-5
-2
-5
-4
-4
Freezing level (m
400
450
450
250
400
200
0
0
0
350
150
0
0
100
600
900
850
850
950
Cloud base (m)
350
400
350
400
1750
650
1600
4200
2400
2850
600
450
450
450
450
600
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-12-11-10-12-11-12-13-12-11-9-9-9-10-9-7-7-8-7-7-8-7-7-8-7-8-9-8-6-5-5-5-7-6-4-4-5-3-4-10-1-2-1-2-4-4-2-1-1-2-3-112233
Sunrise
10:22
10:25
10:26
10:30
10:32
10:34
Sunset
3:27
3:26
3:23
3:22
3:21
3:18

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Wed afternoon).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sat 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
24 km ENE
17m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
91
Stormy winds from the ENE
(91 kph at 67).
106
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
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
15
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 150 degs)
(15 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
SHIP2245
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP2457
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP4169
184 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP4122
184 km SW
15m alt.
2 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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