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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Wed 01 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 29mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
25
WNW
15
W
20
SSE
35
SE
60
ESE
0
WSW
5
NW
15
W
5
NW
0
W
5
ESE
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
15
ENE
20
E
40
E
5
8
5
1
5
3
1
17
29
max °C
-3
-2
-1
0
-1
-5
-3
-3
-6
-3
-3
-4
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
2
min °C
-5
-2
-3
-1
-3
-5
-4
-4
-6
-4
-3
-5
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-1
-12
-6
-3
-8
-7
-5
-6
-9
-10
-4
-5
-10
-7
-4
-6
-7
-8
-8
0
300
150
400
400
0
0
100
0
0
150
0
50
200
50
200
250
400
Cloud base (m)
550
700
550
450
400
550
450
4850
400
1350
4600
450
500
450
500
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-13-14-12-14-16-16-16-16-16-16-15-13-13-13-12-10-8-11-9-9-8-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-10-9-9-9-8-8-5-4-2-2-1-2-5-4-4-6-4-3-5-2-2-3-2-21
Sunrise
6:24
6:20
6:18
6:13
6:11
6:07
Sunset
7:57
8:00
8:02
8:06
8:08
8:12

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Mainly near gales.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 29mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the ENE 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
-
65
Gales from the W
(65 kph at 272).
80
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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
0.0 km
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
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 200).
0.0 km
184 km N
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
192 km SW
124m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
192 km SW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
-
59
Near gales from the WNW
(59 kph at 300).

* 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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