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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 pm Sat 17 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun night, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 51mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, gales from the E by Thu morning).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
light rain
mod rain
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
 km/h
10
ENE
20
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
S
15
ESE
10
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
55
ESE
55
E
65
E
55
ENE
1
5
1
1
4
2
1
3
2
4
15
5
6
19
11
12
23
5
max °C
-1
2
3
3
3
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
1
1
min °C
-1
-1
3
3
-1
-1
0
0
1
1
0
2
3
3
1
1
0
-5
-6
-2
-3
-6
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-5
-3
-3
-4
-8
-8
-9
350
550
900
950
950
450
500
500
650
700
600
900
1050
1050
900
650
650
Cloud base (m)
500
450
450
450
400
450
550
500
450
450
450
400
400
400
400
400
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-8-8-9-12-11-11-10-10-9-7-7-7-9-10-10-7-5-4-4-5-7-7-6-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-6-6-11331-101111334211
Sunrise
10:23
10:22
10:18
10:17
10:14
Sunset
4:06
4:08
4:12
4:15
4:19
4:22

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Mild with heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun night, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 51mm) on Wed night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, gales from the E by Thu morning).

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
73 km SW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
178 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-6° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
SHIP5604
183 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
184 km N
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
SHIP3914
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP3691
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2408
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP7045
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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