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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Sat 07 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
 km/h
65
SW
45
SW
25
SW
10
SSW
40
SSE
5
WNW
0
ESE
30
SSE
30
SSW
30
SW
15
SW
20
NE
25
NE
10
E
15
SSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
5
9
1
6
3
1
8
19
4
1
3
4
1
6
2
max °C
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
-3
-3
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
-1
min °C
-3
-3
-4
-4
-2
-5
-4
-1
0
1
1
0
0
1
-1
-2
0
-2
-13
-11
-7
-7
-8
-5
-4
-8
-7
-5
-4
-6
-6
-2
-4
-2
-4
-4
100
200
150
0
400
0
0
400
450
750
650
650
550
700
450
250
500
200
Cloud base (m)
550
450
500
450
450
450
1500
400
350
350
350
500
300
300
250
300
300
300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:52
7:48
7:46
7:41
7:39
7:35
Sunset
6:43
6:45
6:49
6:52
6:54
6:58

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
49 minutes ago
4° C
-
85
Severe gales from the SW
(85 kph at 218).
102
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
8° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
lightning 34km S of Neskaupstadur
165 km NE
404m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the SSW
(37 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
SHIP10821
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4477
184 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP9507
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP2354
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 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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