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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sun 30 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 23mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Fri night).

Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod rain
mod rain
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. rain
mod. rain
 km/h
20
E
30
ESE
55
E
50
ENE
15
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
E
30
ENE
30
E
40
ENE
 cm 
6
10
24
15
4
3
3
3
 mm 
6
9
9
max°C
-2
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
-1
-3
-3
-3
-2
0
1
2
3
3
min°C
-4
-1
-1
0
0
-1
1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
0
1
3
3
chill°C 
-10
-8
-9
-8
-5
-8
-5
-8
-10
-8
-7
-6
-5
-4
-5
-5
-3
-3
Freezing level (m
0
400
450
400
550
350
700
550
250
0
0
0
0
100
550
700
1050
1050
Cloud base (m)
450
400
350
350
400
400
1800
650
2500
2400
3700
700
450
400
400
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-12-11-10-10-11-9-10-12-11-10-10-9-9-9-7-7-8-9-7-7-6-6-7-5-7-8-7-6-6-6-5-6-4-3-3-3-1-111-11-1-2-3-3-3-2-11233
Sunrise
10:18
10:22
10:25
10:26
10:30
10:32
Sunset
3:30
3:27
3:26
3:23
3:22
3:21

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 23mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min -3°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the ENE by Fri 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
24 km ENE
17m alt.
39 minutes ago
0° C
-
56
Near gales from the ENE
(56 kph at 62).
69
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
39 minutes ago
-
Egilsstadir Airport
178 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
0.0 km
184 km N
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 140).
>70 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
SHIP4190
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP2314
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP3113
184 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2042
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago

* 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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