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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Fri 03 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 48mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. rain
light rain
light snow
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
 km/h
10
NW
15
WSW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
15
ENE
30
E
40
E
30
SE
45
SSE
35
S
20
SSE
25
ESE
20
SE
2
1
2
33
5
1
4
6
4
7
3
22
6
max °C
-3
-3
-5
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-5
-4
-3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
min °C
-5
-4
-6
-4
-2
-4
-4
-3
-6
-4
-4
-2
2
3
1
1
2
1
-9
-9
-10
-7
-4
-8
-9
-6
-9
-10
-11
-10
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-4
0
100
0
0
250
0
0
150
0
0
0
500
900
950
900
650
900
700
Cloud base (m)
1450
500
700
1700
700
700
1950
800
600
450
400
400
400
400
400
400
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:18
6:13
6:11
6:07
6:03
6:00
Sunset
8:02
8:06
8:08
8:12
8:15
8:17

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 48mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Tue 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.
40 minutes ago
2° C
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 348).
17
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
52 minutes ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
0.0 km
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
snow showers
Shower light snow.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
192 km SW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Skógarnes
196 km WSW
59m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
26
Moderate winds from the E
(26 kph at 85).
35
198 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
0.0 km
216 km WSW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 85).
16
226 km W
120m alt.
57 minutes ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 117).
8
Tungubakkar
247 km WSW
3m alt.
40 minutes ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
254 km WSW
1m alt.
24 minutes ago
1° C
-
Wind obs. (16 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.

* 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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