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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 8mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
500
500
500
600
500
500
500
650
450
450
450
500
550
1650
700
750
km/h
15
NNE
5
NW
0
WNW
5
S
40
ESE
60
SE
45
SE
40
ESE
25
E
75
ESE
95
SE
65
SSE
50
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
15
SW
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
1.4
3
0.1
1.4
2
7
7
0.1
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
0
0
1
3
6
6
4
5
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
min °C
0
0
0
1
1
5
3
4
5
3
4
3
1
2
2
0
 chill °C
-4
-2
0
-1
-6
-2
-4
-2
0
-5
-5
-5
-7
-3
-3
-6
Freezing level m
1150
1000
1050
1200
1200
2100
2600
2950
2900
1600
1650
1600
1150
1250
1300
1150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-3-3-3-2-13233110-2-2-2-3100126545443222187767121091011111099107
Sunrise
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7:07
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7:09
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7:13
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7:16
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7:18
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Sunset
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6:45
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6:42
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6:38
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6:35
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6:30
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 8mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

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
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Drizzle
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
3 hours ago
0°C
No report.
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
177 km NW
17m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
206 km WSW
120m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 53).
6
230 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
249 km SW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
250 km SSW
124m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.

* 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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