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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Wed 04 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 15mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
mod. snow
 km/h
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
3
2
1
3
3
14
2
1
6
15
2
max °C
-2
-2
-2
-2
0
3
0
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
1
1
1
2
min °C
-2
-3
-4
-2
-1
1
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-1
-1
1
1
1
-9
-9
-10
-8
-7
-4
-5
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-8
-5
-6
-4
-4
-4
150
200
0
100
350
950
500
300
100
0
250
0
0
250
450
650
750
850
Cloud base (m)
450
450
600
450
450
450
450
450
600
750
750
800
750
700
600
450
450
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
9:36
9:33
9:30
9:26
9:23
9:19
Sunset
5:05
5:07
5:10
5:15
5:17
5:21

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 15mm) on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu night, min -4°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
-
41
Strong winds from the ENE
(41 kph at 65).
69
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.
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
ASCATC342E63N
160 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
60
Near gales from the E
(60 kph at 81).
- km
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
30
Fresh winds from the ENE
(30 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
SHIP1586
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP3451
184 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP3977
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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