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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 36mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, strong winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
 km/h
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
35
E
30
ENE
20
ENE
30
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
45
ESE
4
1
1
14
3
2
1
2
2
33
max °C
-8
-8
-7
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-5
-4
-3
0
-2
-1
-1
1
2
5
min °C
-8
-8
-8
-6
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
0
2
2
-15
-15
-13
-11
-8
-10
-11
-10
-11
-12
-9
-10
-9
-8
-9
-5
-3
-4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
400
200
350
150
450
800
950
Cloud base (m)
450
450
1550
2250
6050
800
700
400
400
1250
400
400
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-16-16-15-14-14-14-14-14-15-15-14-12-11-10-10-9-9-7-14-13-11-10-9-9-9-9-10-11-10-8-8-7-7-5-5-3-8-8-8-5-3-4-4-3-5-5-3-2-2-2-2124
Sunrise
8:51
8:48
8:44
8:41
8:37
8:33
Sunset
5:50
5:52
5:57
6:00
6:02
6:06

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 36mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, strong winds from the ESE by Mon night).

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
-3° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the WNW
(30 kph at 302).
43
73 km SW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
clear
Mist -.
31
Fresh winds from the NNE
(31 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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
-7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
SHIP9462
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
184 km N
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
SHIP8212
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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