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

IcÖræfajökull
Weather Forecast, Iceland

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Issued: 5 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 well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, severe gales from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the SSW by Fri night).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sun
2
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
night
AM
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
clear
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
 km/h
20
N
10
N
10
ESE
30
SE
45
ESE
55
ESE
65
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
40
E
50
E
45
E
15
E
5
NE
10
W
15
SW
15
SSE
15
ESE
35
ESE
45
ESE
55
E
60
E
40
E
25
ENE
5
NE
20
S
35
S
30
SSW
75
W
60
S
75
SSW
60
SW
60
S
95
SSW
70
WSW
70
SSE
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 
3
17
14
42
10
10
6
1.0
1.0
6
3
1.0
13
4
11
17
5
21
7
18
3
13
 mm 
max°C
-10
-8
-8
-9
-10
-10
-9
-9
-12
-10
-10
-11
-11
-12
-13
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-9
-3
-3
-3
-2
-1
-5
-3
min°C
-11
-10
-9
-9
-12
-11
-9
-12
-12
-11
-11
-11
-12
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
-11
-10
-8
-7
-8
-8
-10
-13
-6
-3
-9
-7
-7
-11
-3
chill°C 
-19
-15
-17
-18
-24
-24
-22
-20
-20
-22
-23
-23
-18
-13
-18
-20
-17
-17
-21
-22
-22
-24
-22
-16
-7
-17
-18
-19
-26
-17
-14
-21
-18
-20
-26
-13
Freezing level (m
0
0
0
0
0
300
750
50
0
100
300
250
150
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
300
350
400
600
800
600
800
750
0
450
1600
950
1000
1800
500
1300
Cloud base (m)
850
550
500
500
450
400
350
350
500
1950
350
350
400
1350
700
400
450
450
450
600
400
400
2050
1250
700
550
450
400
500
500
450
400
450
400
500
450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-11-9-9-9-11-11-9-11-12-11-11-11-12-13-13-13-12-11-11-11-10-11-9-8-7-8-8-9-11-5-3-6-5-4-8-3-9-8-8-8-9-6-5-7-8-8-7-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-7-7-5-4-4-5-4-5-8-20-2-1-1-5-1-5-6-6-5-402-1-2-2-1-2-2-3-4-4-4-5-5-4-1-1-121131-32645514
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
4:19
4:22
4:24
4:28
4:31
4:35
4:37
4:42
4:45
4:47
4:52
4:54

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Öræfajökull is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, severe gales from the ESE by Thu night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Öræfajökull Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Öræfajökull at the specific elevation of 2110 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.
58 minutes ago
-3° C
-
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 335).
20
73 km SW
120m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
SHIP7161
74 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
Hofn
76 km ENE
5m alt.
3 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
SHIP6294
74 km ENE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP5536
74 km ENE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP3248
74 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP4775
74 km ENE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP631
74 km ENE
3m alt.
3 hours ago
SHIP2133
74 km ENE
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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