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

Askja Weather Forecast

Iceland · Iceland
Issued: 11 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Wed morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Thu morning, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
750
3850
500
500
1300
500
450
500
600
400
350
950
450
500
550
650
600
600
km/h
5
SSW
10
SE
60
SE
35
SE
30
SSW
10
SE
20
W
30
WSW
20
SSW
35
ESE
85
SSE
50
WSW
95
W
65
W
40
WSW
35
SW
45
WSW
25
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
2
0
2
2
1
0
0
-1
4
0
2
-5
-5
-1
-1
0
2
min °C
-1
1
-1
1
1
-1
-1
0
-2
-1
0
-1
-6
-6
-4
-1
-1
0
 chill °C
-4
-4
-10
-6
-3
-6
-6
-7
-11
-8
-10
-11
-19
-18
-11
-8
-8
-7
Freezing level m
550
1400
800
1150
1250
1050
850
950
700
850
1100
1100
350
150
250
750
950
1550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-20-2-2-2-3-4-4-41-2-3-8-9-6-4-3002-1220-10-2201-6-6-3-1-11355775664877212553
Sunrise
7:47
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—
7:50
—
—
7:52
—
—
7:56
—
—
7:58
—
—
8:02
—
—
Sunset
—
5:58
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:51
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—
5:47
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—
5:44
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—
5:39
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Askja Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Askja is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, gales from the SE by Sun night).

Askja Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Wed morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Thu morning, moderate winds from the WSW 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
73 km NNE
386m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
60 km
Akureyri Airport
94 km WNW
692m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
0.0 km
Hofn
112 km SE
5m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
Hjardarnes Horna
115 km SE
10m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Egilsstadir Airport
115 km ENE
702m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Gagnheidi
118 km ENE
949m alt.
1 hour ago
0°C
No report.
Skjaldthingsstad Airport
120 km NE
48m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
10.0 km
High: few
Thorshofn Airport
148 km NNE
20m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Dalatangi (4197 -0)
151 km ENE
11m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
70 km
153 km S
120m alt.
1 hour 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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