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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Tue 17 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
heavy rain
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
heavy rain
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
S
15
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
55
WSW
70
WSW
55
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
15
E
35
WNW
45
WNW
10
NW
10
ENE
15
WNW
10
S
2
6
6
3
2
4
2
2
16
4
4
8
19
max °C
-1
1
1
0
2
4
-1
-5
-5
-6
-4
-3
0
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
min °C
-1
0
0
-2
0
3
-5
-5
-6
-6
-5
-3
-3
-5
-6
-8
-5
-6
-7
-5
-3
0
-2
-7
-3
-14
-15
-17
-17
-14
-10
-6
-14
-14
-15
-9
-11
-7
100
450
600
200
550
1000
50
0
0
0
0
150
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
2000
600
550
450
400
400
400
400
450
450
450
350
400
3200
2350
450
600
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Sunrise
7:13
7:11
7:07
7:03
7:00
6:56
Sunset
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:23
7:27
7:30

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Turning milder with moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SSE by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 347).
35
73 km SW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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.
3 hours ago
2° C
light rain
Light rain .
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
SHIP4031
184 km SW
15m alt.
4 hours ago
- km
SHIP1888
184 km SW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP558
184 km SW
3m alt.
4 hours ago
SHIP5103
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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