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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Mon 23 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 23mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
 km/h
10
ESE
40
E
40
NNE
30
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
5
N
30
E
35
E
45
SW
45
WSW
35
SW
10
NNW
25
NNW
5
E
25
ESE
4
19
3
12
18
16
6
7
1
9
23
max °C
-4
-2
-2
-5
-6
-7
-9
-8
-9
-4
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
2
min °C
-6
-2
-5
-5
-7
-9
-10
-9
-10
-6
-2
-3
-3
-1
-3
-3
-3
-4
-11
-10
-14
-13
-13
-15
-18
-15
-15
-14
-10
-11
-12
-8
-11
-10
-6
-9
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
150
200
50
400
0
0
200
0
Cloud base (m)
400
350
450
2100
600
500
1750
5750
450
350
350
350
350
400
4000
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-15-12-13-16-16-18-20-19-17-14-13-14-14-12-12-13-14-10-11-8-10-12-13-14-15-15-14-12-9-10-10-8-8-8-10-7-5-2-4-5-7-8-10-9-10-5-2-3-3-1-2-3-3-1
Sunrise
6:56
6:52
6:50
6:46
6:41
6:39
Sunset
7:30
7:32
7:36
7:38
7:42
7:45

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with heavy rain (total 23mm) on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat night, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

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.
52 minutes ago
-
61
Near gales from the ENE
(61 kph at 72).
72
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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
77 km ENE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
light snow
Light snow.
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 50).
2.5 km
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Gagnheidi
177 km NE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0° C
No report.
Egilsstadir Airport
179 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
SHIP2940
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5829
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
184 km N
386m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 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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