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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Sun 12 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
10
ENE
5
NE
5
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
5
SW
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
SW
10
SW
10
W
1
1
1
8
1
2
0.2
8
32
24
10
0.3
1.7
1.2
27
24
2
max °C
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
6
6
2
1
-2
min °C
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
3
5
3
4
4
3
4
6
5
1
1
-3
-2
-1
0
-5
-3
-1
-3
-2
1
1
1
2
2
0
2
1
-4
-2
-7
700
750
750
750
700
800
850
1050
1500
1100
1200
1200
1100
1100
1350
1250
900
700
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
600
450
450
400
400
450
600
600
450
500
400
400
450
450
550
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Sunrise
5:41
5:39
5:35
5:31
5:28
5:24
Sunset
8:32
8:36
8:38
8:42
8:45
8:47

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Tue night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Tue night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 263).
6
73 km SW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
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.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.4 km
SHIP2341
184 km SW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
SHIP2695
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP5800
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP3942
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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