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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 16 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 20mm) heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod rain
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. rain
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
10
N
10
ENE
35
ENE
15
E
25
ENE
25
N
10
NNE
5
SSE
15
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
8
19
3
2
1
5
14
max °C
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
0
1
1
0
1
3
3
-1
-2
-4
-4
-4
-4
min °C
-3
-1
-3
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
1
2
1
-2
-3
-6
-5
-4
-5
-6
-5
-10
-6
-6
-6
-5
-1
-8
-5
-4
-5
-9
-10
-13
-13
-10
-10
0
350
200
300
500
400
300
600
250
600
800
1050
400
250
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
4650
400
350
350
1600
500
500
500
450
450
450
500
500
450
500
550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:20
7:18
7:13
7:11
7:07
7:03
Sunset
7:09
7:13
7:15
7:19
7:22
7:23

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 20mm) heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, calm 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.
1 hour ago
3° C
-
43
Strong winds from the NNW
(43 kph at 346).
50
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.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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.
2 hours ago
0° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
SHIP1149
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP7889
184 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
184 km N
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
SHIP4315
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km

* 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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