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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, stormy winds from the SE by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
cloudy
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
550
600
650
500
550
500
450
450
450
500
550
1550
700
1350
550
700
500
km/h
0
W
5
ESE
45
ESE
60
SSE
50
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
90
ESE
75
SE
70
SSE
55
SSE
20
S
20
S
30
WSW
35
WSW
15
S
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
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 mm
—
—
1
0.8
—
0.3
2
15
0.3
0.2
—
—
0.1
—
—
0.3
0.5
max °C
0
1
3
6
4
5
5
4
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
min °C
0
1
1
6
3
4
5
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
 chill °C
0
0
-6
-1
-4
-1
0
-6
-5
-7
-7
-3
-4
-5
-6
0
-5
Freezing level m
1050
1100
1200
2100
2750
2950
3000
1600
1700
1350
1150
1300
1300
1200
1100
1450
1800
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Sunrise
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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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—
7:22
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Sunset
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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6:28
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, stormy winds from the SE by Wed night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
94 km WNW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
214m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
153 km S
120m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
163 km NNE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
176 km NW
16m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
176 km NW
16m alt.
3 hours ago
5°C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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