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

Askja
Weather Forecast, Iceland

Issued: 11 am Fri 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
75
ENE
55
ENE
70
ESE
25
NE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
E
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
15
NE
25
NE
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
 cm 
6
2
2
1
1
4
 mm 
max°C
-2
-1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-5
-5
-6
min°C
-2
-2
1
0
0
0
0
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-5
-5
-6
-7
chill°C 
-12
-11
-8
-2
0
0
-2
-3
-6
-4
-4
-5
-10
-8
-12
-12
-12
-13
Freezing level (m
600
700
1250
1200
1000
950
1100
900
900
750
650
650
700
550
450
150
100
0
Cloud base (m)
450
450
450
450
450
450
500
550
450
450
450
450
450
450
500
500
500
500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
8:52
8:55
8:57
9:02
9:04
9:08
Sunset
4:47
4:44
4:40
4:37
4:34
4:30

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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the E on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Wed night). 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
73 km NNE
386m alt.
4 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the ENE
(26 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jökulsárlón
107 km SSE
17m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
-
93
Stormy winds from the NE
(93 kph at 44).
137
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
4 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
61
Near gales from the ENE
(61 kph at 60).
3.0 km
Low: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
light rain
Light rain .
44
Strong winds from the E
(44 kph at 80).
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
4 hours ago
0° C
No report.
120 km NE
48m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
50
Strong winds from the ENE
(50 kph at 60).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
4 hours ago
7° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
4 hours ago
9° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).

* 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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