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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 5 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
1500
500
450
500
500
500
500
500
550
550
550
550
550
550
550
500
500
km/h
25
SSW
35
SE
30
SW
55
W
45
W
10
ENE
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
0
WSW
5
W
15
SSE
25
SSE
60
SE
35
SW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
4
4
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
0.1
0.2
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
5
2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-4
-5
-3
-2
-2
-3
-1
1
min °C
2
3
2
1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-4
-4
-4
-5
-5
-3
-3
-3
-1
-1
 chill °C
-3
-3
-5
-8
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-4
-7
-5
-3
-6
-10
-10
-6
Freezing level m
1350
1550
1450
1350
900
800
700
650
500
50
450
0
0
550
0
350
900
1200
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Sunrise
7:22
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—
7:24
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:33
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—
7:37
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Sunset
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6:28
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—
6:23
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—
6:20
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—
6:16
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—
6:13
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6:08
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat night, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, near gales from the SE by Thu 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
Akureyri Airport
94 km WNW
692m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
702m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
2 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
partially cloudy
No report.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Skardsfjoruviti
179 km S
0m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).

* 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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