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

Öræfajökull (Oroefajokull)
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 pm Fri 16 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 34mm), mostly on Sun night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 31mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
mod rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
heavy rain
light snow
mod. rain
heavy rain
 km/h
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
20
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
10
W
5
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
10
E
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
E
15
S
20
ENE
30
ESE
7
4
3
1
0.6
4
4
24
1
3
12
7
8
57
max °C
-1
-1
0
2
3
3
3
-2
-1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
3
5
min °C
-1
-1
-1
0
3
3
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-2
-2
-6
-6
-1
-5
-4
-4
-5
-3
-5
-2
-2
-3
-1
350
200
300
650
950
900
950
100
350
500
500
500
450
850
800
850
1000
850
1250
Cloud base (m)
550
600
600
450
450
450
400
450
500
500
450
500
500
600
400
400
400
400
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
10:26
10:23
10:22
10:18
10:17
10:14
Sunset
4:06
4:08
4:12
4:15
4:19
4:22

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Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: Heavy rain (total 34mm), mostly on Sun night. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Mon morning).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 31mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Mon night). 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
73 km SW
120m alt.
1 hour 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 NNE
(11 kph at 20).
Skardsfjoruviti
85 km SSW
0m alt.
1 hour 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
178 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
light rain
Drizzle
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
SHIP1754
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP9159
184 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP2540
184 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
184 km N
386m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
SHIP8159
184 km SW
15m alt.
2 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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