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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 5 am Mon 30 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
ESE
35
W
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
N
30
ESE
45
E
25
SE
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
N
9
1
2
1
7
11
20
2
1
1
1
max °C
0
-1
1
-1
-5
-5
-4
-3
-4
-1
0
-1
-3
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
min °C
-1
-1
-3
-4
-5
-8
-6
-3
-5
-2
0
-2
-4
-5
-6
-5
-4
-6
-6
-6
-7
-12
-14
-18
-13
-8
-9
-9
-8
-6
-10
-12
-12
-9
-6
-10
400
400
0
350
0
0
0
0
0
250
450
400
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cloud base (m)
750
550
1400
400
500
450
550
850
750
450
400
400
550
400
450
1200
350
350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:31
6:28
6:24
6:20
6:18
6:13
Sunset
7:51
7:53
7:57
8:00
8:02
8:06

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Thu afternoon, 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
-
35
Fresh winds from the NW
(35 kph at 313).
41
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
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
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
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
184 km N
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
SHIP3910
184 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP3101
184 km SW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
- km
SHIP2049
184 km SW
3m alt.
1 hour 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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