Askja weather
– Lat/Long: 65.03° N 16.75° W

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

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
rain showers
clear
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
rain shwrs
clear
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
800
550
650
500
4950
1400
600
500
500
550
500
450
450
450
450
450
km/h
65
S
80
SW
85
SSW
90
SW
70
SW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
30
SE
15
E
10
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
N
10
N
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
1
—
—
—
1
2
—
—
1
1
—
4
9
 mm
1.6
—
3
5
—
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
4
0
2
2
0
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
-1
min °C
0
0
1
-1
-1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
-1
-4
 chill °C
-10
-10
-9
-11
-11
-4
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-6
-10
Freezing level m
2200
1000
1100
1250
850
1150
1300
1200
1300
1350
1250
1050
1200
1100
1000
650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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8:08
—
—
8:11
—
—
8:15
—
—
8:18
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—
8:22
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Sunset
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—
5:32
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—
5:30
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5:25
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5:22
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5:19
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Light rain (total 9mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Askja at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Askja. 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 NNE
386m alt.
58 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
58 minutes ago
7°C
clear
No report.
52
Near gales from the S
(52 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
58 minutes ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
114 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the S
(28 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
58 minutes ago
0°C
No report.
SHIP2959
132 km ENE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP6799
132 km ENE
3m alt.
2 hours ago
SHIP5391
132 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP3764
132 km ENE
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP2395
132 km ENE
3m alt.
2 hours 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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