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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
snow showers
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
550
600
550
550
700
500
750
700
500
500
500
550
600
500
500
km/h
60
WSW
40
WSW
15
S
40
SSW
65
S
70
SSW
85
SSW
85
SW
65
SW
30
S
10
S
10
S
20
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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1
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—
1
2
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—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
1.4
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
1
5
5
4
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
-1
-2
-4
-4
-5
min °C
-1
0
3
4
1
0
1
-1
-1
1
0
1
-2
-4
-4
-4
-5
 chill °C
-10
-8
-1
-2
-8
-9
-9
-11
-10
-5
-4
-3
-8
-4
-7
-7
-8
Freezing level m
900
1050
2600
3350
2250
1050
1100
1100
850
1150
1100
1200
800
550
200
450
250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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8:06
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8:08
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8:11
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8:15
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8:18
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—
Sunset
5:39
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5:37
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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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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, stormy winds from the SW by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

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.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB345E64N
154 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
44
Strong winds from the WSW
(44 kph at 252).
- km
ASCATB344E64N
154 km SSE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
45
Strong winds from the WSW
(45 kph at 256).
- km
ASCATB346E64N
157 km SE
15m alt.
3 hours ago
42
Strong winds from the WSW
(42 kph at 249).
- 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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