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

IcÖræfajökull
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Issued: 11 pm Tue 21 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sun
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
5
WNW
5
SE
15
SE
30
ESE
45
E
65
ESE
30
SE
15
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
5
SE
5
SE
15
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
15
ENE
0
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
30
SE
45
SW
30
SW
55
SE
45
SSW
35
SW
35
S
15
WSW
85
W
T iceland.wind.12.cc23
T iceland.wind.36.cc23
T iceland.wind.60.cc23
T iceland.wind.84.cc23
T iceland.wind.108.cc23
T iceland.wind.132.cc23
T iceland.wind.156.cc23
T iceland.wind.180.cc23
T iceland.wind.204.cc23
T iceland.wind.228.cc23
T iceland.wind.252.cc23
T iceland.wind.276.cc23
T iceland.wind.300.cc23
 cm 
2.0
12
9
28
3
1.0
2.0
1.0
2.0
5
1.0
1.0
2.0
1.0
6
2.0
1.0
11
8
1.0
24
6
10
39
16
2.0
 mm 
max°C
-7
-8
-8
-8
-6
-5
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
-10
-8
-8
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-7
-5
-3
-2
-2
-3
-6
-6
-1
-4
-6
-5
-4
-10
min°C
-9
-8
-8
-9
-7
-5
-9
-9
-7
-7
-8
-8
-11
-11
-10
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-7
-6
-4
-3
-2
-5
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
-9
-11
chill°C 
-13
-12
-15
-18
-17
-16
-14
-15
-16
-17
-14
-14
-11
-15
-16
-16
-9
-12
-14
-18
-17
-17
-15
-11
-4
-8
-7
-13
-16
-14
-15
-14
-15
-16
-25
-24
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
350
750
500
0
250
200
300
300
0
0
0
0
0
100
50
50
50
0
250
450
800
1000
1100
700
550
350
850
850
600
600
850
50
Cloud base (m)
550
500
500
450
350
350
350
350
1300
350
1900
550
550
600
400
450
450
450
450
450
450
700
450
450
600
450
400
400
400
450
400
350
400
350
250
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-9-9-9-11-11-10-12-13-10-11-12-12-13-14-14-13-11-11-11-12-12-11-9-9-7-6-6-8-10-11-8-9-11-9-10-15-8-8-8-9-7-5-8-8-7-7-8-8-10-11-10-9-9-8-8-9-9-9-7-6-4-3-2-4-6-6-4-5-6-6-7-11-6-6-5-402-1-3-1-2-1-2-4-5-5-4-3-3-3-3-4-4-1013320-132110-4
Sunrise
10:14
10:11
10:08
10:06
10:03
10:00
9:56
9:53
9:51
9:48
9:45
9:41
Sunset
4:22
4:24
4:28
4:31
4:35
4:37
4:42
4:45
4:47
4:52
4:54
4:58

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 6-9):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Öræfajökull at the specific elevation of 1500 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Jökulsárlón
24 km ENE
17m alt.
40 minutes ago
-2° C
-
15
Light winds from the NNW
(15 kph at 336).
19
Egilsstadir Airport
178 km NE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
0.0 km
SHIP4657
183 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
Skógarnes
196 km WSW
59m alt.
40 minutes ago
-
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 87).
26
197 km NW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 200 degs)
(15 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: no cloud
SHIP3368
184 km SW
3m alt.
40 minutes ago
SHIP3216
184 km SW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP3978
184 km SW
15m alt.
40 minutes ago
- km
SHIP2975
184 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP1005
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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